Cadw

Cadw (Welsh for: to keep/to protect, Welsh pronunciation: [ˈkadu]) is the historic environment service of the Welsh Government and part of the Tourism and Culture group, Cadw works to protect the historic environment and heritage sites of Wales, and to enable accessible, understandable and life-enhancing experiences of Welsh history, culture and landscape.

Aims and objectives

As the Welsh Government’s historic environment service, Cadw is charged with protecting the historic environment of Wales, and making it accessible. To this end, it identifies four aspects to its work:-

Conservation and protection

In Wales in 2011 there were three World Heritage Sites, 29,936 Listed Buildings, (493 Grade I, 2,124 Grade II* and 27,319 Grade II); 4,175 Scheduled Monuments, 6 Designated historic wrecks, and 523 Conservation Areas, all of which provide statutory protection. A register of significant Welsh battlefield sites is also underway.