Photos : Daniel Hopkinson ( www . danielhopkinson . com )
KING ’ S GATE CAERNARFON CASTLE Buttress
Buttress has completed work on the three-year-long program of conservation and enhancement works at Caernarfon Castle for Cadw . The principal gatehouse , King ’ s Gate , will now allow visitors to access certain areas of the medieval gatehouse for the first time in centuries .
Caernarfon Castle and its associated walled town have played a significant part in the history of Wales and the rest of the UK for much of the last millennium . The castle is among the most iconic monuments in the UK and became one of Wales ’ s first World Heritage Sites in 1986 .
The project is sited at the castle ’ s monumental front gatehouse , which forms part of the popular upper-level wall walk , which had previously not been accessible to all .
Delivered for Cadw – the Welsh government ’ s historic environment service – the £ 5 million project has aimed to advance the visitor experience and enhance understanding of the
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