What is recorded here

This green commemorative plaque records: Caernarfon Castle The site of this castle was first fortified by the Norman Earl of Chester in 1090, but was soon recovered by the Princes of Gwynedd who held it until the defeat of Llywelyn Ap Gruffydd by King Edward I in 1282. The existing castle was begun in 1283 and finished about 1330. It is in the care of the Ministry of Works. The entrance is through the King's Gate on the north side of the castle. Entrance [----->

Caernarfon Castle, begun in 1283 by Edward I, served as a symbol of English dominance over Wales and has been the site for the investiture of Princes of Wales since 1969.

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