• Caernarfon Castle from the west. The town's walls, which were mostly complete by 1285, join with the castle and continue off to the left of the photo.
  • Caernarfon Castle (Welsh: Castell Caernarfon), often anglicized as Carnarvon Castle, is a medieval fortress in Caernarfon, Gwynedd.
  • Caernarfon Castle (aka Caernarvon) is located in North Wales and was first built from 1283 CE by Edward I of England (r. 1272-1307 CE) to help, along with...
  • He built a string of castles along the north Wales coast to control the native population, and he saved perhaps his finest castle for Caernarfon.
  • In 1295, he recaptured Caernarfon, rebuilt many of the destroyed walls (at vast cost) and punished the Welsh for their insurrection. Caernarfon Castle Interior.
  • The motte of the Norman style castle was incorporated into the Edwardian Castle that constitutes the upper ward of Caernarfon Castle today.
  • The king's son, Edward of Caernarfon, was born in 1284 and henceforward the castle must have been seen as the palace of a new dynasty of princes.
  • Edward I intended to link his castle at Caernarfon, as well as his reign, to Constantinople (modern day Istanbul) and the Roman Empire.
  • It’s at this period in history when Castle Caernarfon (or, as it was known at the time of Welsh ownership) begrudgingly changed hands for the first time.
  • Caernarfon Castle has been standing for over 800 years. It was built to be the home of the Lord of Caernarfon, who was also the ruler of Wales.