Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd' has mentioned 'Sea' in the following places:
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Conwy and Harlech were kept supplied by sea and held out against the attack, but Caernarfon, still only partially completed, was stormed. | WIKI |
[13] Amongst these were the future World Heritage sites of Caernarfon Castle and its walled town, overlooking the River Seiont; Conwy Castle and its walled town, controlling a crossing point over the River Conwy; and Harlech Castle, protecting a sea port and newly established English town. | WIKI |
[24] The castles and towns were all ports and could be supplied by sea if necessary, an important strategic advantage as Edward's navy had near total dominance around the Welsh coastline. | WIKI |
The castles were each equipped with a rear or postern gate that would allow them to resupplied directly by sea even if the town had fallen. | WIKI |
Reconstruction of Harlech Castle in the early 14th century, seen from the sea | WIKI |
[10] Here he was trapped and besieged until January 1295, supplied only by sea, before forces arrived to relieve him in February. | WIKI |
[25] Harlech was also besieged but was saved from defeat by the arrival of supplies by sea from Ireland. | WIKI |
[49] Thanks to its natural defences and the supply route by sea, Harlech held out and eventually became the last major stronghold still under Lancasterian control. | WIKI |
[114] The main entrance to the castle was the "Gate next the Sea", next to the castle's tidal dock that allowed it to be supplied directly by sea. | WIKI |
[116] The outer ward consisted of an eight-sided curtain wall with twelve turrets; one gateway led out to the Gate next the Sea, and the other, the Llanfaes Gate, led out to the north side of the castle. | WIKI |
Caernarfon's North East Tower (l), and the town walls by the sea (r) | WIKI |