Caerphilly Castle
Caerphilly, Wales
Caerphilly Castle is a castle in Caerphilly, Wales, first built in 1268. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Morgraig Castle, 1.7 mi away. It is cared for by Cadw.
Caerphilly Castle at a glance
Built
1268
13th century
Type
Castle
Cared for by
Cadw
Heritage status
scheduled monument
Grade I listed building
About Caerphilly Castle
Caerphilly Castle (Welsh: Castell Caerffili) is a medieval fortification in Caerphilly in South Wales. The castle was constructed by Gilbert de Clare in the 13th century as part of his campaign to maintain control of Glamorgan, and saw extensive fighting between Gilbert, his descendants, and the native Welsh rulers.
From the Wikipedia article on Caerphilly Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Caerphilly Castle sits at 51.5761, -3.2203 in Caerphilly. The closest other castles are Morgraig Castle (1.7 mi), Twmpath Castle (3.0 mi) and Castell Coch (3.2 mi). Caerphilly has 6 castles in all.
