What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Gwynedd.
Built by Llywelyn the Great, Criccieth Castle was later expanded by his son Dafydd ap Gruffydd in the 13th century. It is important as a symbol of Welsh resistance and a key stronghold in the struggle against English domination.
Places near here
Criccieth CastleCastle, fort or tower · 1 yd
English Marine Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, Marine Crescent, Dinas, CricciethChapel · 49 yd
Capel Celfyddyd Criccieth The Chapel of ArtChurch, cross or graveyard · 55 yd
Castell Cricieth o'r Dref - Criccieth Castle from Castle SquareCastle, fort or tower · 88 yd
DinasMountain / peak · 140 yd
Traeth Criccieth BeachVisitor information · 343 yd
CricciethVisitor information · 423 yd
Memorial Hall (Cinema), CricciethCinema · 557 yd
Neuadd Goffa Criccieth Memorial HallHeritage place · 572 yd
Old Pound, y Maes, CricciethPound · 573 yd
Grwynau a chreigiau ar draeth Cricieth - Groynes and rocks on Criccieth beachBeach · 594 yd
Beach defences at CricciethBeach · 731 ydOther information
Photo: Pat Barton · CC BY-SA 2.0