Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd World Heritage Site

Official name

Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd | UNESCO

Country

United Kingdom | Map

Continent

Europe

Location

Gwynedd, North Wales
53.1397° Lat, -4.2769° Lon | Map

Code

374

Time Zone

Europe/London (BST, +0100)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1986. 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.