Gwynedd Castles
Also known as Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd, The Castles and Town Walls of Edward I in Gwynedd
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (iii), (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
United Kingdom
Inscribed
1986
Area
6 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Gwynedd Castles is about 90 km west of Chester. The nearest other World Heritage site is Slate Landscape of Wales, about 11 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Chester · about 90,000 peopleabout 90 km east
- Liverpool · about 811,000 peopleabout 95 km east
- Blackpool · about 273,000 peopleabout 110 km north-east
- Douglas · about 36,000 peopleabout 110 km north
- Dublin · about 1,059,000 peopleabout 130 km west
- Manchester · about 2,230,000 peopleabout 140 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
United KingdomCultural11 km away
United KingdomCultural82 km away
United KingdomCultural132 km away
United KingdomCultural134 km away
IrelandCultural157 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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