Beaumaris Castle
Beaumaris Castle (French: beau marais, Literal translation: beautiful marsh) was a castle built in Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales by King Edward I of England. King Edward built the castle to help him take over North Wales. It was one of several castles built along the North Wales coast.
History
The castle was started in 1295 and work stopped in 1330. The castle was left unfinished. Small amounts of money were spent in the 1330s and 1400s to maintain (keep up) the castle. However, these payments were stopped. By 1609, the castle was a ruin. In 1642, money was spent on repairs. No more work was done and it became a ruin again. In 1925, Richard Williams-Bulkeley placed Beaumaris Castle in state care. Since then, it has been fixed and maintained. In 1986, the castle was placed on the World Heritage List. Today, Beaumaris is cared for by Cadw, an environmental service run by the Welsh Government. It is open to visitors.
More reading
- Taylor, Arnold. Beaumaris Castle (2004)Cadw. ISBN 9781857602081.
Beaumaris Castle Media
The moated north-west walls of the outer ward
The entrance way through the southern gatehouse
A map by John Speed showing the castle and the adjacent walled town in 1610
Cadw plan of Beaumaris castle
Other websites
- Beaumaris Castlewww.castlewales.com. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
- Beaumaris, Anglesey, North Waleswww.beaumaris.com. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
- Beaumaris CastleCadw. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
- Beaumaris Castle, Anglesey, A World Heritage SiteAnglesey Today. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
- BeaumarisThe Great Castles of Wales. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
- Beaumaris CastleCastlexplorer. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
- Beaumaris Castlewww.castles.me.uk. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
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