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Conway town walls (NPRN 95280) were built between 1283 & 1286. The Lower Gate opens onto the waterfront on the Conwy estuary. Two D-shaped towers flank a gate passage originally fitted with a portcullis and stout doors. The whole structure rose two storeys with battlements above. The upper chambers would have been fitted out as apartments or lodgings. The gate is much altered but survives largely intact.

Source: Taylor 'Conway Castle & Town Walls' MoW guide (1957), 41

John Wiles 18.03.08