Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd

Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd

Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd is a UNESCO-designated World Heritage Site located in North Wales in the county of Gwynedd. The heritage site is made up of numerous sites and they are Caernarfon Castle, Harlech Castle, Conwy Castle, Beaumaris Castle, Caernarfon town walls and Conwy town walls. The castles and town walls were builts as fortifications by the King at that time Edward I after invading North Wales in 1282. The castles and town walls were still used fortifications up until the 17th century. Where in the 18th and 19th century the castles became ruinous and unusable. But in the 20th and 21st century a lot of focus was put on restoring the castle and walls to its former glory. Castles and Town Walls of King Edward became a world heritage site in 1986.

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Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd

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