Beaumaris was conceived as a concentric castle, that is with an outer curtain wall protecting an inner walled area with its own towers and accommodation. It’s made up of a phenomenally strong, 4.7m thick outer curtain wall which encircles the equally well-defended inner castle. A Plan of Beaumaris, which illustrates the concentric symmetry of the castle. Beaumaris on the island of Anglesey is famous as the greatest castle never built. Here Edward and his architect James of St George took full advantage of a blank canvas: the ‘beau mareys’ or ‘beautiful marsh’ beside the Menai Strait. Technically perfect and constructed according to an ingenious ‘walls within walls’ plan, Beaumaris Castle was the 13th-century hi-tech equivalent of a spaceship landing unceremoniously on Anglesey today. Plan of Beaumaris Castle, located on Anglesey, Wales, and built from 1295 CE by Edward I of England (r. 1272-1307 CE). Dec 10, 2019 - Plan of Beaumaris Castle, located on Anglesey, Wales, and built from 1295 CE by Edward I of England (r. 1272-1307 CE). It was the last of the royal strongholds created by Edward I in Wales – and perhaps his masterpiece. The style of Beaumaris is best described as a concentric design, or “a castle within a castle”. The castle, built on a more or less square floor plan, was further protected by an outer wet moat on all sides (but no longer the case today).

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