Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd

Cultural
Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd
Photo: Herbert Ortner / CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Country United Kingdom
Year inscribed1986
Criteria(i) (iii) (iv)

Overview

The castles of Beaumaris and Harlech (largely the work of the greatest military engineer of the time, James of St George) and the fortified complexes of Caernarfon and Conwy are located in the former principality of Gwynedd, in north Wales. These extremely well-preserved monuments are examples of the colonization and defence works carried out throughout the reign of Edward I (1272–1307) and the military architecture of the time.

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Source: UNESCO World Heritage List — CC BY-SA 4.0