Visit Caerphilly - Lucky 7 - Rhymney Valley, Wales.
N 51° 34.508 W 003° 13.074
30U E 484899 N 5713807
This Welsh Town is dominated by the largest medieval Castle in Wales. A LUCKY 7 with all waymarks within 0.1 miles gives a Tally of 14, in the Town Center of Caerphilly, located at the foot of the Welsh Valleys, South Wales.
Waymark Code: WMPACR
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/29/2015
Views: 3
Caerphilly famous for its Cheese, Leaning Tower, & Castle the largest medieval fortresses in Britain. Built in 1268 by the Anglo-Norman marcher lord, Gilbert de Clare.
Concentrically planned, walls within walls, the rings of stone and Water defences are formidable even today. Famous for its 'leaning tower' the tower that out leans that of Tower of Pisa.
The listing coordinates were taken at the official start of the Caerphilly Castle History Trail, near the car park & Visit Caerphilly, Tourist Info Center.
Department Number, Category Name, and Waymark Code:
2-Buildings > Tourist Info Center WMPACB
4-Culture > Figurative Public Sculptures WMP9R3
6-History > UK Historical Markers WME58D
8-Monuments > Non-Specific War Memorials WMPA8C
10-Oddities > Epic Beings & Creatures WMPACE
14-Technology > Fabrication WMPA91
15- Multifarious > Coordinate Games WMP9PC
Check if all of your waymarks are within a 0.1 mile?: yes
Tally: 14
Reused Waymarks: no
Did you have fun while doing this waymark?: yes
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