Beaumaris Castle
Beaumaris Castle is an absolute cracker of a castle with classic proportions and perfect symmetry. It was the last hurrah of Edward I’s massive building programme in north Wales… just a shame he never got round to finishing it!
Constructed according to an ingenious ‘walls within walls’ plan, Beaumaris Castle was the 13th-century hi-tech equivalent of a spaceship landing unceremoniously on Anglesey today. You can usually complain if a neighbour’s extension plans are a bit on the large side. Seven centuries ago the problem was resolved rather differently. The population of Llanfaes was forcibly moved 12 miles (19km) away to Newborough to make way for Edward’s new castle.
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