Caenarfon Castle was begun by King Edward I of England in 1283. It is one of a group of
imposing castles in North Wales. In 1969 the investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales took place in the castle.
The story of Conwy Castle begins in 1283. In that year King Edward I conquered
Snowdonia and terminated the rule of the Welsh princes.
Tretower Court and Castle
was one of many constructed during the Norman Conquest of South Wales. The defences were
enlosed on three sides by ditches and stretches of marshy ground.
In the 14th century Tretower Court became the residential focus of the site, 180 m to the
north west. Together they demonstrate the transition from castle to domestic residence, and thereby reflect more peaceful times in later centuries..
