Beaumaris Castle - Castell Biwmares

Construction of this concentric castle began in the late thirteenth century on a flat plain on the north of the Menai Strait. The inner ward has four corner towers and two drum towers in the east and west ranges with the north and south ranges gatehouses having accommodation. The chapel is of notable construction with significant accommodation nearby. The Welsh under Owain Glynd?r took the castle in 1404 but it was recaptured by the English two years later and there followed a period of gradual decay. The castle did see action during the Civil War when it was taken by Parliamentary forces. The castle is sited in a picturesque location at Beaumaris on Anglesey northwest of the Menai Bridge on the A545.