Wales · Ruin
Conwy Castle
Conwy Castle is a late 13th-century Edwardian fortress in north Wales, constructed between 1283 and 1287 as part of a new walled town. The rectangular stone castle has eight large drum towers, two barbicans and inner and outer wards, and occupies a rocky coastal ridge overlooking the River Conwy. Today the ruin is managed by Cadw and is part of the Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd World Heritage Site.
First raised
1283
Its prime
1287
Today
Ruin
As it stood in 1287
The shape it held in its prime.
Rectangular late 13th-century stone castle set on a rocky coastal ridge overlooking the River Conwy, built of local grey sandstone with dressings of imported sandstone. The fortress has eight large cylindrical drum towers and two detached barbicans, linked by high curtain walls with crenellated parapets and the earliest surviving stone machicolations in Britain. A main gate through twin round towers leads into outer and inner wards; a postern gate drops down the slope to the river. Roofs are timbered in the halls.
Step inside
10 places to explore in 1287.
The record describes 10 distinct spots at Conwy Castle — including 3 interiors: great hall interior, private royal chambers suite, chapel. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.
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See Conwy Castle with the fires lit.
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