Conwy's town walls are a medieval defensive structure around the town of Conwy in Wales. The walls were constructed between 1283 and 1287 after the foundation of Conwy by Edward I, and were designed to form an integrated system of defence alongside Conwy Castle. The walls are 1.3 km (0.81 mi) long and include 21 towers and three gatehouses. The project was completed using large quantities of labourers brought in from England; the cost of building the castle and walls together came to around £15,000, a huge sum for the period. The walls were slightly damaged during the rebellion of Owain Glyndŵr in 1401, but political changes in the 16th century reduced the need to maintain such defences around the town. The fortifications were treated sympathetically during the development of the road and railway systems in Conwy during the 19th century and survived largely intact into the modern period. Today the walls form part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site administered by Cadw. Historians Oliver Creighton and Robert Higham describe the defences as "one of the most impressive walled circuits" in Europe.[1]
Conwy'stownwalls are a medieval defensive structure around the town of Conwy in Wales. The walls were constructed between 1283 and 1287 after the foundation...
Conwy (/ˈkɒnwi/, Welsh: [ˈkɔnʊɨ] ), previously known in English as Conway, is a walled market town, community and the administrative centre of Conwy County...
1283 and 1287. Constructed as part of a wider project to create the walledtown of Conwy, the combined defences cost around £15,000, a massive sum for the...
the castles of Beaumaris and Harlech and the castles and townwalls of Caernarfon and Conwy. UNESCO considers the sites to be the "finest examples of...
Landmark Trust. List of townwalls in England and Wales Chester city wallsConwytownwalls York city walls It was unusual for towns for the period to have...
as city walls or townwalls, although there were also walls, such as the Great Wall of China, Walls of Benin, Hadrian's Wall, Anastasian Wall, and the...
ConwyTown Council is an elected community council serving the community of Conwy in Conwy County Borough, North Wales. As well as the old walled town...
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responsible for designing King Edward I's castles in North Wales, including Conwy, Harlech and Caernarfon (all begun in 1283) and Beaumaris on Anglesey (begun...
This list of townwalls in England and Wales describes the fortified walls built and maintained around these towns and cities from the 1st century AD...
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(Welsh: Tywyn) is a seaside resort in the Conwy County Borough, Wales. It is also an electoral ward to the town and county councils. It is located between...
Conwy County Borough Council (Welsh: Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Conwy) is the local authority for Conwy County Borough, one of the principal areas of Wales...
and a holy well. From the post-Norman medieval period, the castle and walls of Conwy itself are part of a World Heritage Site. There are numerous other fortified...
The Conwy Railway Bridge carries the North Wales coast railway line across the River Conwy between Llandudno Junction and the town of Conwy. The wrought...
pronunciation) is a market town and community, situated on the north coast of Wales between the holiday resorts of Colwyn Bay and Rhyl, in Conwy County Borough and...
Retrieved 4 April 2019. Cadw. "Conwytownwall (3233)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 4 April 2019. "Conwytownwall". British Listed Buildings...
The townwalls were also connected to the walls of the castle, which were located on a rocky ground at the mouth of the Gyffin River to the Conwy riverbed...
the walledtown of Conwy, which is on the opposite side of the River Conwy. The population is 6,722 (2011) and is part of the community of Conwy, and...
in the late 13th century, Conwy, with its castle and walls, became an important strategic and commercial centre. The town was granted a Royal charter...
Conwy railway station serves the town of Conwy, north Wales, and is located on the North Wales Main Line, between Crewe and Holyhead. It is served by Transport...
and wing walls of the original forts on the Antonine Wall demonstrate that the original plan was to build a stone wall similar to Hadrian's Wall, but this...
the town'), also known as Conwy Mountain, is a hilly area to the west of the town of Conwy, in North Wales. To the north it overlooks the sea of Conwy Bay...
Rinvolucri was living at St Francis Grange, Glan Conwy, an art deco style dwelling overlooking the Conwy estuary. In 1939, he married Mina Josephine Moore...
Aberconwy Abbey was a Cistercian foundation at Conwy, later transferred to Maenan near Llanrwst, and in the 13th century was the most important abbey...
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