Harlech

Harlech, castle and village, Gwynedd county, historic county of Merioneth (Meirionnydd), northwestern Wales. It lies on the coast of Cardigan Bay within the western edge of Snowdonia National Park. In 1283, after defeating Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, the English king Edward I began construction of a fortress there on the edge of a prominent cliff. That castle has had a long history of occupation and assault. In the early 15th century rebel Welsh leader Owain Glyn...