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Criccieth Castle

Name: Criccieth Castle
Address: Castle Street, Criccieth, Wales, GB

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Donna

October 27, 2021

On the headland above the town. A great place to discover the history of this fantastic country of Wales. Beach below that is also a surfers paradise.

Nia

July 25, 2020

Historical town with lovely restaurant on beach front called “Dylan’s”

Tŷ Newydd

June 28, 2019

Criccieth is truly a castle to capture the imagination. Crowning its own rocky headland between two beaches it commands astonishing views over the town and across the wide sweep of Cardigan Bay. No wonder Turner felt moved to paint it. By then it was a picturesque ruin – destroyed by one of Wales’s most powerful medieval princes, Owain Glyndŵr. But it was built by two of his illustrious predecessors. First Llywelyn ap Iorwerth (Llywelyn the Great) created the immense gatehouse flanked by D-shaped stone towers. Then his grandson Llywelyn ap Gruffudd – or Llywelyn the Last – added the outer ward, curtain walls and two new towers. Still this craggy fortress wasn’t enough to withstand the invasion of arsehole Edward I. The English king made a few improvements of his own, equipping the north tower with a stone-throwing machine to deter Welsh attacks. It was still in English hands in 1404 when the towers were burnt red by Owain Glyndŵr. Without a garrison to protect it, the town became entirely Welsh once more.