Castles · North Wales
Welsh castles of Edward I
The four UNESCO castles of the iron ring, in two days.
When Edward I conquered Gwynedd in 1283 he commissioned four monumental castles — Conwy, Caernarfon, Harlech and Beaumaris — to lock the north Welsh coast under English rule. Together they form a single UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the largest and most ambitious medieval military architecture in Britain. The four sit within an hour's drive of each other and can be seen in two unhurried days.
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Conwy Castle
Conwy Castle — castle in Conwy, North Wales.
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Caernarfon Castle
Caernarfon Castle — castle in Caernarfon, North Wales.
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Harlech Castle
Harlech Castle — castle in Harlech, Gwynedd, Wales.
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Beaumaris Castle
Beaumaris Castle — castle in Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales.
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Dolbadarn Castle
Dolbadarn Castle — a Grade I-listed castle in wales-north, United Kingdom.
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Dolwyddelan Castle
Dolwyddelan Castle — castle in Conwy County Borough, Wales, UK.