Conwy town walls

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Conwy town walls are a remarkably well-preserved medieval defensive wall system encircling the town of Conwy in North Wales, recognized as part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defensive wall system
fortification
medieval town walls
tourist attraction
adjacentTo Conwy Castle
architecturalStyle medieval military architecture
builder James of St George
builtDuring Edwardian conquest of Wales
linked to: Welsh Wars
builtFor King Edward I of England
linked to: Edward I of England
category city walls in the United Kingdom
fortifications in Wales
tourist attractions in Conwy County Borough
condition well preserved
constructionEnd 1287
constructionStart 1283
country Wales
followsBankOf River Conwy
hasPart Barbican at Upper Gate
Lower Gate
Mill Gate
linked to: Upper Gate

Upper Gate
battlements
towers
wall-walk
hasViewOf Conwy Castle
River Conwy estuary
linked to: Conwy estuary
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building
UNESCO World Heritage Site
length approximately 1.3 kilometres
locatedIn Conwy County Borough
North Wales
United Kingdom
Wales
location Conwy
managedBy Cadw
materialUsed stone
near A55 road
Conwy railway station
numberOfGateways 3
numberOfTowers 21
openToPublic true
owner Cadw
partOf Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd
medieval walled towns in Britain
purpose defence of the English borough of Conwy
surrounds town of Conwy
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1986

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Conwy Castle adjacentTo Conwy town walls
Conwy hasLandmark Conwy town walls
subject linked to: Conwy (Welsh place name)
Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd hasPart town walls of Conwy
linked to: Conwy town walls
Conwy estuary hasLandmarkOnShore Conwy town walls
Conwy estuary hasViewOf Conwy town walls
Conwy County Borough containsHistoricSite Conwy town walls
Conwy County Borough hasTourismAttraction Conwy town walls
Conwy contains Conwy town walls
Conwy hasHeritageStatus Conwy Castle and Town Walls UNESCO World Heritage Site (shared)
linked to: Conwy town walls
River Conwy hasHistoricSiteOnBank Conwy town walls
Conwy Suspension Bridge near Conwy town walls