Beaumaris Castle
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Key facts
- Type
- Concentric castle
- Controlled by
- Cadw
- Condition
- Ruined
- Website
- Cadw
- Height
- 36 feet (11 m)
- Built
- 1295 – c. 1330
- Built by
- James of St George , Nicolas de Derneford
- Materials
- Limestone , sandstone and schist
- Events
- Revolt of Owain Glyndŵr (1400–09) , English Civil War (1642–48)
- Part of
- Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd
- Reference
- 374-001
- Inscription
- 1986 (10th Session )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- castle
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Beaumaris
- Area
- 2
- Elevation
- 5
- Founded by
- Edward I of England
- Owned by
- Edward I of England
- Operator
- Cadw
- Material used
- limestone
- Official website
- cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/beaumaris-castle
- Image
- Castell Beaumaris Castle, Ynys Mon (Anglesey), Wales 44.png
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- Commons category
- Beaumaris Castle
- architect
- James of Saint George
- inception
- 1295-00-00
- native label
- Beaumaris Castle
- maintained by
- Cadw
- P12749
- Ngie
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Encyclopedic overview
Beaumaris Castle (/bjuːˈmærɪs/ bew-MAR-is; Welsh: Castell Biwmares, Welsh pronunciation: [kastɛɬ bɪuˈmaːrɛs]), in Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales, was built as part of Edward I's campaign to conquer north Wales after 1282. Plans were probably first made to construct the castle in 1284, but this was delayed due to lack of funds and work only began in 1295 following the Madog ap Llywelyn uprising. A substantial workforce was employed in the initial years under the direction of James of St George. Edward's invasion of Scotland soon diverted funding from the project, however, and work stopped, only recommencing after an invasion scare in 1306. When work finally ceased around 1330 a total of £15,000 had been spent, a huge sum for the period, but the castle remained incomplete.
Beaumaris Castle was taken by Welsh forces in 1403 during the rebellion of Owain Glyndŵr, but recaptured by royal forces in 1405.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Beaumaris Castle” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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