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Beaumaris Castle

Beaumaris, Anglesey

The 'most perfect castle' in Britain, which was never finished.

Beaumaris was the last of Edward I's great Welsh castles, designed with rings of walls inside a moat so attackers would be trapped between them. Money ran out, and it was never completed, so its towers never reached full height.

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When
Begun 1295
Where
53.2650, -4.0900
Group
Castles & abbeys

Visiting

Cadw, open all year. Beaumaris Gaol is nearby.

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