Caernaforn castle

Caernaforn Castle is one of the most beautiful castles in the United Kingdom. The English built it between 1285 and 1322. Edward I of England ordered the castle to be built three years after the last independent Prince of Wales, Llewellyn, was killed and his principality occupied by the English. Entrance is through the Gate of the King, a great arch surmounted by a statue of Edward II, the first English Prince of Wales. Although the castle is now only a shell, it is no less impressive for that. The Eagle Tower, which is over 40 meters high, can be reached by climbing 158 steps, passing by a small chamber that is known as the Queen's Oratory, where Edward II, Prince of Wales, was said to have been born.

Legend also tells us that the entrance to the castle on the east side, known as the Gate of Queen Eleanor, was where the infant Edward was presented to the people of Wales as their new Prince. Since those days the ceremony of the investiture of the Prince of Wales has always been held in Caernaforn.