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Conwy Castle with multiple round towers stands beside the River Conwy in Wales, with a stone bridge crossing the water and a sailboat docked nearby. suspension bridge across the River Conwy
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Conwy Castle

castle, Conwy, Wales, United Kingdom
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Conwy Castle with multiple round towers stands beside the River Conwy in Wales, with a stone bridge crossing the water and a sailboat docked nearby.
Conwy Castle, Wales Conwy Castle, along the River Conwy, Wales.

Conwy Castle, located in Conwy, Wales, was built by King Edward I of England in 1283 as part of a chain of fortifications in newly conquered North Wales. The castle is a roughly rectangular structure with eight round towers and was designed to guard the entrance to the River Conwy estuary. The town itself was laid out on a grid plan and surrounded by walls fortified with 21 towers and three gateways. While the castle was partially dismantled in 1665, the town walls remain largely intact, making Conwy a significant example of a medieval bastide town. Together with other fortifications built by Edward I, Conwy's defenses were designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1986.12

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