The Forth Bridge

This railway bridge, spanning the estuary of the Forth River in Scotland, was the world’s earliest great multispan cantilever bridge, and at 2,529 m remains one of the longest. It opened in 1890 and continues to carry passengers and freight. Its distinctive industrial aesthetic is the result of a forthright and unadorned display of its structural components. Innovative in style, materials and scale, the Forth Bridge is an important milestone in bridge design and construction during the period when railways came to dominate long-distance land travel.

 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

N56 00 04 W3 23 20

N56 0 4 W3 23 20

Date of Inscription: 2015

Criteria: (i)(iv)

Property : 7.50 ha 

Ref: 1485

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Blenheim Palace

Blenheim Palace

Blenheim Palace, near Oxford, stands in a romantic park created by the famous landscape gardener 'Capability' Brown. It was presented by the English nation to John Churchill, first Duke of Marlborough, in recognition of his victory in 1704 over French and Bavarian troops. Built between 1705 and 1722 and characterized by an eclectic style and a return to national roots, it is a perfect example of an 18th-century princely dwelling.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Oxfordshire, England

N51 50 31 W1 21 41

Date of Inscription: 1987

Criteria: (ii)(iv)

Ref: 425

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Tower of London

Tower of London

The massive White Tower is a typical example of Norman military architecture, whose influence was felt throughout the kingdom. It was built on the Thames by William the Conqueror to protect London and assert his power. The Tower of London – an imposing fortress with many layers of history, which has become one of the symbols of royalty – was built around the White Tower.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

London Borough of Tower Hamlets, England

N51 30 29 E0 4 34

Date of Inscription: 1988

Criteria: (ii)(iv)

Ref: 488

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Maritime Greenwich



 

Maritime Greenwich

The ensemble of buildings at Greenwich, an outlying district of London, and the park in which they are set, symbolize English artistic and scientific endeavour in the 17th and 18th centuries. The Queen's House (by Inigo Jones) was the first Palladian building in England, while the complex that was until recently the Royal Naval College was designed by Christopher Wren. The park, laid out on the basis of an original design by André Le Nôtre, contains the Old Royal Observatory, the work of Wren and the scientist Robert Hooke.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

London Borough of Greenwich, England

Date of Inscription: 1997

Criteria: (i)(ii)(iv)(vi)

Property : 110 ha

Buffer zone: 175 ha

Ref: 795

Source:  http://whc.unesco.org

Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape

Much of the landscape of Cornwall and West Devon was transformed in the 18th and early 19th centuries as a result of the rapid growth of pioneering copper and tin mining. Its deep underground mines, engine houses, foundries, new towns, smallholdings, ports and harbours, and their ancillary industries together reflect prolific innovation which, in the early 19th century, enabled the region to produce two-thirds of the world’s supply of copper. The substantial remains are a testimony to the contribution Cornwall and West Devon made to the Industrial Revolution in the rest of Britain and to the fundamental influence the area had on the mining world at large. Cornish technology embodied in engines, engine houses and mining equipment was exported around the world. Cornwall and West Devon were the heartland from which mining technology rapidly spread.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Cornwall and Devon Counties

N50 8 10 W5 23 1

Date of Inscription: 2006

Criteria: (ii)(iii)(iv)

Property : 19,719 ha

Ref: 1215

Source: http://whc.unesco.org

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

This historic landscape garden features elements that illustrate significant periods of the art of gardens from the 18th to the 20th centuries. The gardens house botanic collections (conserved plants, living plants and documents) that have been considerably enriched through the centuries. Since their creation in 1759, the gardens have made a significant and uninterrupted contribution to the study of plant diversity and economic botany.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, southwest Greater London

N51 28 55 E0 17 38.5

Date of Inscription: 2003

Criteria: (ii)(iii)(iv)

Property : 132 ha

Buffer zone: 350 ha

Ref: 1084

Source: http://whc.unesco.org

Frontiers of the Roman Empire

The ‘Roman Limes’ represents the border line of the Roman Empire at its greatest extent in the 2nd century AD. It stretched over 5,000 km from the Atlantic coast of northern Britain, through Europe to the Black Sea, and from there to the Red Sea and across North Africa to the Atlantic coast. The remains of the Limes today consist of vestiges of built walls, ditches, forts, fortresses, watchtowers and civilian settlements. Certain elements of the line have been excavated, some reconstructed and a few destroyed. The two sections of the Limes in Germany cover a length of 550 km from the north-west of the country to the Danube in the south-east. The 118-km-long Hadrian’s Wall (UK) was built on the orders of the Emperor Hadrian c. AD 122 at the northernmost limits of the Roman province of Britannia. It is a striking example of the organization of a military zone and illustrates the defensive techniques and geopolitical strategies of ancient Rome. The Antonine Wall, a 60-km long fortification in Scotland was started by Emperor Antonius Pius in 142 AD as a defense against the “barbarians” of the north. It constitutes the northwestern-most portion of the Roman Limes.

Germany

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

N54 59 33.4 W2 36 3.6

Date of Inscription: 1987

Extension: 2005,2008

Criteria: (ii)(iii)(iv)

Property : 527 ha

Buffer zone: 5,226 ha

Ref: 430ter

Source: http://whc.unesco.org

Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites

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Brief Description

Stonehenge and Avebury, in Wiltshire, are among the most famous groups of megaliths in the world. The two sanctuaries consist of circles of menhirs arranged in a pattern whose astronomical significance is still being explored. These holy places and the nearby Neolithic sites are an incomparable testimony to prehistoric times.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Wiltshire, England

N51 10 44 W1 49 31

Date of Inscription: 1986

Minor modification inscribed year: 2008

Criteria: (i)(ii)(iii)

Property : 4,985 ha

Ref: 373bis

Source: http://whc.unesco.org

Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret's Church

Brief Description

Westminster Palace, rebuilt from the year 1840 on the site of important medieval remains, is a fine example of neo-Gothic architecture. The site – which also comprises the small medieval Church of Saint Margaret, built in Perpendicular Gothic style, and Westminster Abbey, where all the sovereigns since the 11th century have been crowned – is of great historic and symbolic significance.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

City of Westminster, London, England

N51 29 59 E0 7 43

Date of Inscription: 1987

Minor modification inscribed year: 2008

Criteria: (i)(ii)(iv)

Property : 10 ha

Ref: 426bis

Source:  http://whc.unesco.org

Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast

Brief Description

The Giant's Causeway lies at the foot of the basalt cliffs along the sea coast on the edge of the Antrim plateau in Northern Ireland. It is made up of some 40,000 massive black basalt columns sticking out of the sea. The dramatic sight has inspired legends of giants striding over the sea to Scotland. Geological studies of these formations over the last 300 years have greatly contributed to the development of the earth sciences, and show that this striking landscape was caused by volcanic activity during the Tertiary, some 50–60 million years ago.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

County Antrim, Northern Ireland

N55 15 0 W6 29 7

Date of Inscription: 1986

Criteria: (vii)(viii)

Property : 70 ha

Ref: 369

Source: http://whc.unesco.org

Old and New Towns of Edinburgh

Brief Description

Edinburgh has been the Scottish capital since the 15th century. It has two distinct areas: the Old Town, dominated by a medieval fortress; and the neoclassical New Town, whose development from the 18th century onwards had a far-reaching influence on European urban planning. The harmonious juxtaposition of these two contrasting historic areas, each with many important buildings, is what gives the city its unique character.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Lothian Region, Scotland
N55 57 0 W3 13 0
Date of Inscription: 1995
Criteria: (ii)(iv)
Ref: 728


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