Gwynedd Animal + Castles & palaces pictures

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The best-known national park in Wales features historical monuments amid some of the most beautiful scenery in the country.

Patrol the battlements of a medieval fortress built by King Edward I in his campaign against the Welsh.

Patrol the battlements of a medieval fortress built by King Edward I in his campaign against the Welsh.

Fought over by English and Welsh kings, this 13th-century fortress sits on a hilltop with impressive views of the Llŷn Peninsula and Snowdonia National Park.

Patrol the battlements of a medieval fortress built by King Edward I in his campaign against the Welsh.

Patrol the battlements of a medieval fortress built by King Edward I in his campaign against the Welsh.

Patrol the battlements of a medieval fortress built by King Edward I in his campaign against the Welsh.

Fought over by English and Welsh kings, this 13th-century fortress sits on a hilltop with impressive views of the Llŷn Peninsula and Snowdonia National Park.

Patrol the battlements of a medieval fortress built by King Edward I in his campaign against the Welsh.

Patrol the battlements of a medieval fortress built by King Edward I in his campaign against the Welsh.

Patrol the battlements of a medieval fortress built by King Edward I in his campaign against the Welsh.

Patrol the battlements of a medieval fortress built by King Edward I in his campaign against the Welsh.

Fought over by English and Welsh kings, this 13th-century fortress sits on a hilltop with impressive views of the Llŷn Peninsula and Snowdonia National Park.

Fought over by English and Welsh kings, this 13th-century fortress sits on a hilltop with impressive views of the Llŷn Peninsula and Snowdonia National Park.

Fought over by English and Welsh kings, this 13th-century fortress sits on a hilltop with impressive views of the Llŷn Peninsula and Snowdonia National Park.

Fought over by English and Welsh kings, this 13th-century fortress sits on a hilltop with impressive views of the Llŷn Peninsula and Snowdonia National Park.

Fought over by English and Welsh kings, this 13th-century fortress sits on a hilltop with impressive views of the Llŷn Peninsula and Snowdonia National Park.

Patrol the battlements of a medieval fortress built by King Edward I in his campaign against the Welsh.

Patrol the battlements of a medieval fortress built by King Edward I in his campaign against the Welsh.

Patrol the battlements of a medieval fortress built by King Edward I in his campaign against the Welsh.

Fought over by English and Welsh kings, this 13th-century fortress sits on a hilltop with impressive views of the Llŷn Peninsula and Snowdonia National Park.

Fought over by English and Welsh kings, this 13th-century fortress sits on a hilltop with impressive views of the Llŷn Peninsula and Snowdonia National Park.

Patrol the battlements of a medieval fortress built by King Edward I in his campaign against the Welsh.

Patrol the battlements of a medieval fortress built by King Edward I in his campaign against the Welsh.