Caernarfon Castle - Lucky 7 - Gwynedd, Wales.
N 53° 08.372 W 004° 16.611
30U E 414588 N 5888553
This fortress features in the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd". This Lucky 7 scores a Tally of 14, & features Caernarfon Castle (Welsh: Castell Caernarfon) built in 1283 AD. Located in North Wales.
Waymark Code: WMPK7M
Location: North Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/11/2015
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Caernarfon Castle was used for the First investiture of the first English Prince of Wales in 1284. Most recent investiture's of the HRH Prince of Wales, took place in 1911 & 1969.
From the Castles in Wales Website: (
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"Caernarvon is located at the southern end of the Menai Strait between north Wales and Anglesey, 8 miles south west of Bangor. During Edward 1st invasions of Wales, this was strategically an excellent place to build a castle; Anglesey was referred to as the garden of Wales, providing agriculturally rich land close to the poorer land on north Wales. The Menai Strait also allowed speedy access between the north Welsh coast and the western coast, and was therefore important for Edward to control for supplying outposts such as Harlech and Aberystwyth.
During the Glyndwr Rising of 1400–1415, the castle was besieged. When the Tudor dynasty ascended to the English throne in 1485, tensions between the Welsh and English began to diminish and castles were considered less important. As a result, Caernarfon Castle was allowed to fall into a state of disrepair."
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