Beaumaris Castle
| Beaumaris Castle | ||
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| Creation time : | 13th Century | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Standing position : | king | |
| Place: | Beaumaris (Wales) | |
| Geographical location | 53 ° 15 '53 " N , 4 ° 5' 23" W | |
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Beaumaris is a ruined castle on the island of Anglesey in Wales . The castle was never fully completed, but is otherwise well preserved. The complex is an "almost perfect" example of English fortress architecture in the 13th century. In particular, Beaumaris has an elaborate kennel complex that encloses the entire core castle . Main castle and kennel have a square floor plan. The gatehouse of the inner castle is strongly fortified with a flanking tower on each side and therefore has the function of a keep .
Beaumaris, like the castles of Harlech and Caernarfon, was built by Edward I of England to rule Wales. It was the last castle built for him by James of St. George . Beaumaris is the only one of Edward's castles to be a moated castle , with a moat around the outer curtain wall.
Eleanor Cobham, accused of witchcraft , lived here until 1452.
literature
- Diane M. Williams: Beaumaris Castle . Cadw Welsh Historic Monuments, 1997, ISBN 978-1-85760-105-3 .
- Reginald Allen Brown: Castles from the air . Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1989, ISBN 978-0521329323 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ RA Brown: Castles from the air .