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The Gower Peninsula is the first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Wales and sites such as Worm's Head and Rhossili are considered scenic. Newport – the third-largest city in Wales. [3] An influx of visitors occurred in 2010 when the city hosted golf's Ryder Cup at the Celtic Manor Resort. [4]
The rhyme is usually supposed to have been written sometime in the late 18th or early 19th century by an English visitor to North Wales. [1] The specific number of wonders may have varied over the years: the antiquary Daines Barrington, in a letter written in 1770, refers to Llangollen Bridge as one of the "five wonders of Wales, though like the seven wonders of Dauphiny, they turn out to be ...
The Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd (named after the then larger Gwynedd county) was the first site designated exclusively within Wales and alongside the other six sites in the United Kingdom first designated in 1986. [3] Whereas the Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales is Wales's newest site designated on 28 July 2021. [4]
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The Old Bridge (Welsh: Yr Hen Bont), which is now also known as the William Edwards Bridge or Pontypridd Bridge, [3] [4] was originally known as the New Bridge or Newbridge, [3] [5] is an arched single-span footbridge that spans the River Taff at Pontypridd in Wales. The bridge was built by William Edwards and was completed in 1756. [4]
[1] [2] Wales had about 600 castles, [3] of which over 100 are still standing, either as ruins or as restored buildings. The rest have returned to nature, and today consist of ditches, mounds, and earthworks, often in commanding positions. Many of the sites in Wales are cared for by Cadw, the Welsh government's historic environment service.
World Heritage Sites located in Wales, landmarks or areas with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, scientific or other form of significance. Wales portal
St Giles' Parish Church (Welsh: Eglwys San Silyn) is the parish church of Wrexham, Wales.The church is recognised as one of the finest examples of ecclesiastical architecture in Wales and is a Grade I listed building, described by Sir Simon Jenkins as 'the glory of the Marches' [1] and by W. D. Caröe as a “glorious masterpiece.” [2]