Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Caernarfon

The Black Boy Inn claims to be one of the oldest inns in Wales. The name of the inn reminds of John Ystumllyn (c. 1738–1786) who was an 18th-century gardener and the first well-recorded black person of North Wales. He was probably a victim of the Atlantic slave trade. As a child he was taken by the Wynn family to its Ystumllyn estate, where he was christened with the name John Ystumllyn. He was taught English and Welsh. He learned horticulture and craftsmanship and worked as a gardener at the estate and began a romance with a local maid, Margaret Gruffydd. John run eventually away from his job as gardener to marry Margaret in 1768. They had seven children, five of whom survived. In recognition of his service Ellis Wynn gave Ystumllyn a large garden and cottage at Y Nhyra Isa. Ystumllyn died in 1786; his wife, Margaret, outlived him by more than forty years. In 2021 a new rose variety was released in honour of him. The John Ystumllyn rose is a golden yellow hybrid tea rose.

This Lamborghini was parked on the pavement in Caernarfon. There are some really sleek and elegant Italian sports cars. This ‘Lambo’ does not belong in this group. Imho.

Caernarfon, situated on the Menai Strait opposite the Isle of Anglesey, dates back to a Roman fortress from the first century AD. According to tradition, the residence of Rhodri Mawr (aka Rhodri the Great) was located in the settlement known in Welsh as Caer Seiont as early as the 9th century. A first castle was built by the Normans as a motte around 1090. The castle was conquered by the Welsh in 1115, after which it remained in the possession of the Princes of Gwynedd. During his second campaign against Gwynedd, King Edward I reached Caernarfon from Chester in May 1283. The previous Welsh settlement was destroyed, the inhabitants expelled and construction of the castle began the same year. Together with Beaumaris Castle on Anglesey, the castle controlled this strategically important waterway between the west and north Wales coasts. The castle was built as a symbol of English rule over the defeated Welsh. The town walls and the castle fortifications formed a single unit, with the castle playing a key role in defence as the seat of the governor and garrison.

Caernarfon, situated on the Menai Strait opposite the Isle of Anglesey, dates back to a Roman fortress from the first century AD. According to tradition, the residence of Rhodri Mawr (aka Rhodri the Great) was located in the settlement known in Welsh as Caer Seiont as early as the 9th century. A first castle was built by the Normans as a motte around 1090. The castle was conquered by the Welsh in 1115, after which it remained in the possession of the Princes of Gwynedd. During his second campaign against Gwynedd, King Edward I reached Caernarfon from Chester in May 1283. The previous Welsh settlement was destroyed, the inhabitants expelled and construction of the castle began the same year. Together with Beaumaris Castle on Anglesey, the castle controlled this strategically important waterway between the west and north Wales coasts. The castle was built as a symbol of English rule over the defeated Welsh. The town walls and the castle fortifications formed a single unit, with the castle playing a key role in defence as the seat of the governor and garrison.