Criccieth Castle

Criccieth Castle stands on a headland in a dominant position on the coast, between two beaches at the Northern end of Cardigan Bay. The castle was originally a stronghold of the native Welsh princes, Criccieth was later annexed and added to by the English monarch, Edward I. Edwards forces re fortified the Castle; in 1404 the Welsh leader Owain Glyn Dwr captured and burnt the castle.

Its romantic ruins have attracted artists like J.M.W. Turner, who used the castle as a backdrop for his famous painting of storm-wrecked mariners.