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Dolwyddelan Castle

castle in Conwy County Borough, Wales
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Dolwyddelan Castle

Summary

Dolwyddelan Castle is a castle[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (139 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dolwyddelan Castle is located in Dolwyddelan[3].
  • Dolwyddelan Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Dolwyddelan Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[5].
  • Dolwyddelan Castle's instance of is recorded as Welsh princes' castles[6].
  • Dolwyddelan Castle's commissioned by is recorded as Llywelyn ab Iorwerth[7].
  • Dolwyddelan Castle's founder is recorded as Llywelyn ab Iorwerth[8].
  • Dolwyddelan Castle's maintained by is recorded as Cadw[9].
  • Dolwyddelan Castle is owned by Cadw[10].
  • Dolwyddelan Castle is operated by Cadw[11].
  • Dolwyddelan Castle is made of siltstone[12].
  • The location of Dolwyddelan Castle was Dolwyddelan[13].
  • Dolwyddelan Castle's Commons category is recorded as Dolwyddelan Castle[14].
  • Dolwyddelan Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.05305555555555, 'lon': -3.908333333333333}[15].
  • Dolwyddelan Castle's official website is recorded as https://cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/dolwyddelan-castle[16].
  • Dolwyddelan Castle's depicted by is recorded as Dolwyddelan castle[17].
  • Dolwyddelan Castle's depicted by is recorded as Dolwyddelan castle[18].
  • Dolwyddelan Castle's described by source is recorded as CastlesFortsBattles[19].
  • Dolwyddelan Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[20].
  • Dolwyddelan Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[21].
  • Dolwyddelan Castle's heritage designation is recorded as National Monuments of Wales[22].
  • Dolwyddelan Castle sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+211.3'}[23].
  • Dolwyddelan Castle's state of conservation is recorded as ruinous[24].
  • Dolwyddelan Castle's historic county is recorded as Caernarfonshire[25].

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Geography

Dolwyddelan Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Dolwyddelan[3].

Physical Characteristics

Dolwyddelan Castle sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+211.3'}[23].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include castle[5] and Welsh princes' castles[6]. Heritage statuses include Grade I listed building[20], scheduled monument[21], and National Monuments of Wales[22].

History and Context

Dolwyddelan Castle is owned by Cadw[10].

Why It Matters

Dolwyddelan Castle ranks in the top 6% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (139 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Related Entities

CastlesFortsBattles Llywelyn ab Iorwerth United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net. cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . gatehouse-gazetteer.info. gatehouse-gazetteer.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . gatehouse-gazetteer.info. Retrieved . gatehouse-gazetteer.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . gatehouse-gazetteer.info. gatehouse-gazetteer.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net. cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · MrKeefeJohn · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 53.05305555555555, 'lon': -3.908333333333333}
    Historic county → Caernarfonshire
    State of conservation → ruinous
    Maintained by → Cadw
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Dolwyddelan Castle, Conwy, Wales.jpg"
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