Conwy town walls
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Conwy's town walls are a medieval defensive structure around the town of Conwy in Wales. The walls were constructed between 1283 and 1287 after the foundation of Conwy by Edward I, and were designed t
The south side of the walls, looking towards Mill Gate
Reconstruction of the town walls shortly after their completion in the 13th century, seen from the east
Western stretch of the walls, showing an area on the right cleared of housing after 1953
The Mill Gate gatehouse, showing a rectangular recess for a drawbridge
Aberconwy Abbey
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Aberconwy Abbey was a Cistercian foundation at Conwy, later transferred to Maenan near Llanrwst, and in the 13th century was the most important abbey in the north of Wales.
The former abbey church, now the parish church for Conwy
Abbey church doorway