What is recorded here
Criccieth Castle at Dusk is a castle, fort or tower in Gwynedd, Wales. Perhaps the dusk light catches the stones in a way that makes them look alive. Maybe the castle has been watching the valley for centuries. Imagine standing inside its walls at sunset, hearing only wind and time.
A named place photographed at this map point in Gwynedd.
Built by Llywelyn the Great in the early 13th century, Criccieth Castle was later expanded by his son Dafydd ap Gruffydd. It is important as a key medieval stronghold in the history of Welsh resistance against English conquest.
Places near here
Castell Cricieth; Criccieth CastleCastle · 30 yd
Castell CriciethCastle · 41 yd
Porth-yr-Aur, Castle StreetDwelling · 127 yd
Capel Celfyddyd Criccieth The Chapel of ArtChurch, cross or graveyard · 133 yd
DinasMountain / peak · 215 yd
CricciethVisitor information · 319 yd
Traeth Criccieth BeachVisitor information · 329 yd
Memorial Hall (Cinema), CricciethCinema · 507 yd
Neuadd Goffa Criccieth Memorial HallHeritage place · 524 yd
Old Pound, y Maes, CricciethPound · 545 yd
Beach defences at CricciethBeach · 600 yd
Beach east of CricciethBeach · 687 ydOther information
Photo: Jeff Buck · CC BY-SA 2.0