Beaumaris Castle

[Celtic History] Location: Angelsey        Type: concentric Date: 1295 Beaumaris Castle is located in North Wales. Begun in 1295, this unfinished castle is the last and largest of King Edward I’s Welsh fortifications. Designed by the king’s mason-architect, Master James of St George, it is a perfect example of a concentrically planned castle. Formidable defences survive, surrounded by a partly restored moat. World Heritage Site. Site exhibition. Angelsey is an island in northwest Wales -- it can be reached by bridge over the Menai Straits. The building of Beaumaris began in 1295 and, though planned to be the largest King Edward I built, it was never finished.