What is recorded here
The Keep, Cardiff Castle is a castle, fort or tower in Cardiff, Wales. Perhaps stones rubbed by anxious hands still remember the weight of secrets never spoken. Maybe a door closed without a sound and a life changed in an instant. Imagine standing inside the dark chamber while the city breathes around you.
A named place photographed at this map point in Cardiff.
Built by the Normans in the 11th century, Cardiff Castle was later significantly expanded by the Bute family in the 18th and 19th centuries. It is important as a historic and architectural landmark in Cardiff, reflecting both medieval and Victorian military and civic history.
Places near here
Cardiff CastleCastle · 67 yd
Cardiff Castle KeepCastle, fort or tower · 69 yd
Gareth BaleMemorial · 81 yd
Cardiff Castle, Animal WallWall · 97 yd
Cardiff Castle from Bute ParkCastle, fort or tower · 124 yd
North Road Canal Bridge;Castle Bridge, Glamorganshire Canal, CardiffRoad Bridge · 152 yd
Jones' Court, CardiffRecorded historic place · 221 yd
Friary Gardens, Cathays Park, Cardiff; Priory Gardens, Cathays Park, CardiffFormal Garden · 224 yd
Cardiff, The Hayes Island Snack BarIsland · 518 yd
Memorial to Welsh Volunteers in the Spanish Civil WarMemorial · 521 yd
National Museum CardiffMuseum · 538 yd
Millennium Milepost River TaffVisitor information · 567 ydOther information
Photo: Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0