Beaumaris Castle

Beaumaris Castle, 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.

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1295 Website,  Wikimedia, Wikidata
castle, Cadw, Beaumaris Conservation Area, Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd, 

• Coflein page^@
• Cultural Inventory page^@
• Coflein page^@
• British Listed Buildings page^@
• Gatehouse Gazetteer page^@
• listed building page^@
• part of UNESCO World Heritage Site page^@
• World Heritage Site page^@
• Tripadvisor page^@
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Location: 53.2649, -4.0896, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Battle of Ynys Môn ⓘ
  

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  Battle of Llandudno ⓘ
  856 battle at Llandudno in 856 between the Welsh and the invading English

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  Battle of the Conwy ⓘ
  881 Welsh-English battle

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  Battle of Aber Towi ⓘ
  1044 battle

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  Battle of Anglesey Sound ⓘ
  1098 battle

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  Battle of Tal Moelfre ⓘ
  battle fought between King Owain Gwynedd and King Henry II of England in 1157

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  Battle of Pentraeth ⓘ
  1170 battle between the sons of Owain Gwynedd and the English

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  Battle of Aberconwy ⓘ
  1194 battle in the Kingdom of Gwynedd

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  Battle of Moel-y-don ⓘ
  battle between the Welsh and the invading English, in 1282

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  Battle of Tuthill ⓘ
  1401 battle

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  Siege of Caernarfon ⓘ
  1404 siege

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  Battle of Tuthill ⓘ
  1461 battle

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  Battle of Y Dalar Hir ⓘ
  Battle of the Second English Civil War

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  Aberconwy Emergency Control Centre ⓘ
  

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  Castell Bryn Gwyn ⓘ
  Welsh prehistoric site  

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  Dolwyddelan Castle ⓘ
  castle in Conwy County Borough, Wales, UK  

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  Deganwy Castle ⓘ
  castle in Wales

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  Dolbadarn ⓘ
  castle in Gwynedd, Wales, built by the princes of Wales  

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  Caernarfon Castle ⓘ
  castle in Caernarfon, North Wales  

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  Conwy Castle ⓘ
  castle in Conwy, North Wales  

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  Beaumaris Castle ⓘ
  castle in Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales  

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  Penrhyn Castle ⓘ
  country house in Llandygái, Gwynedd, Wales  

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  Fort Belan ⓘ
  Grade I listed building in Gwynedd

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  Plas Newydd Military Museum ⓘ
  military museum on Anglesey  

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  Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum ⓘ
  military museum in Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom

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  HMS Conway ⓘ
  Royal Navy training school

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  HMS Enterprise ⓘ
  1864 central battery ironclad

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1295 Beaumaris Castle

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1820 Penrhyn Castle

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1775 Fort Belan

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1960 Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum

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1864 HMS Enterprise

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Interior of Beaumaris Castle & Baron Hill (1132125)

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• Pottery from Beaumaris castle - scientific article published in 1935, online
• Beaumaris Castle - guide book, 1999

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	500	Kingdom of Ceredigion		Wikidata
area	region	500	Kingdom of Powys		Wikidata
area	region	680	Kingdom of Seisyllwg		Wikidata
area	region	1160	Powys Wenwynwyn		Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Battle of Ynys Môn	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	856	Battle of Llandudno	Anglo-Saxons, Welsh people, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	881	Battle of the Conwy	battle, Anarawd ap Rhodri, Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1044	Battle of Aber Towi	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1098	Battle of Anglesey Sound	battle, Kingdom of England	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1157	Battle of Tal Moelfre	Henry II of England, battle, Owain Gwynedd	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1170	Battle of Pentraeth	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1194	Battle of Aberconwy	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1282	Battle of Moel-y-don	English people, Kingdom of England, Welsh people, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1401	Battle of Tuthill	Kingdom of England, Principality of Wales, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1404	Siege of Caernarfon	Kingdom of France, Kingdom of England, siege, Principality of Wales	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1461	Battle of Tuthill	battle, House of Lancaster, House of York	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1648	Battle of Y Dalar Hir	battle	Wikidata
link	page		Coflein page@		Wikidata
link	page		Cultural Inventory page@		Wikidata
link	page		Coflein page@		Wikidata
link	page		British Listed Buildings page@		Wikidata
link	page		Gatehouse Gazetteer page@		Wikidata
link	page		listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		part of UNESCO World Heritage Site page@		Wikidata
link	page		World Heritage Site page@		Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page@		Wikidata
link	page		CastlesFortsBattles page@		Wikidata
site	bunker		Aberconwy Emergency Control Centre	civil defense center	Wikidata
site	castle		Castell Bryn Gwyn	archaeological site, castle, Cadw	Wikidata
site	castle		Dolwyddelan Castle	Welsh princes' castles, Cadw, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1080	Deganwy Castle	Welsh princes' castles, archaeological site, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1220	Dolbadarn	Welsh princes' castles, castle ruin, Cadw	Wikidata
site	castle	1283	Caernarfon Castle	Cadw, archaeological site, tourist attraction, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1283	Conwy Castle	castle, Cadw	Wikidata
site	castle	1295	Beaumaris Castle	Cadw, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1820	Penrhyn Castle	National Trust, tower house, castle	Wikidata
site	fort	1775	Fort Belan	fort	Wikidata
site	museum		Plas Newydd Military Museum	military museum, National Trust	Wikidata
site	museum	1960	Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum	independent museum, regimental museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Conway	shipwreck, training vessel, Conway-class corvette	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1864	HMS Enterprise	central battery ironclad, shipwreck	Wikidata
commons	image		Interior of Beaumaris Castle & Baron Hill (1132125)		Commons
commons	image		Beaumaris Castle 2015 045		Commons
commons	image		Beaumaris Castle 2015 005		Commons
commons	image		Beaumaris Castle 2015 066		Commons
commons	image		Beaumaris Castle 2015 003		Commons
commons	image		Beaumaris Castle 2015 071		Commons
commons	image		Beaumaris Castle 2015 039		Commons
commons	image		Beaumaris Castle 2015 069		Commons
commons	image		Beaumaris Castle 2015 040		Commons
commons	image		Beaumaris Castle 2015 070		Commons