Amazing to think that these walls have been standing proudly there for almost 8 centuries.
Shortly after his conquest of Wales in 1283, the English King, Edward, began building castles at Harlech and Caernarfon. Together with those of, Conwy and Harlech, the castle of Caernarfon was the most impressive of its time in Wales.
Most of the interior buildings of the castle no longer survive and many of the building plans were never finished in the first place. The castle was allowed to fall into a state of disrepair when tensions between the Welsh and English began to diminish at the onset of the Tudor dynasty in 1485 .
The last time the castle was used in war was during the English Civil War .
In 1911, Caernarfon was used for the investiture of the Prince of Wales for the first time. He later became Edward VIII. In 1969 the precedent was repeated with the investiture of Charles, Prince of Wales. In 1986, Caernarfon was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites as part of the "Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd The castle houses the Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum.
