Government funding supported repairs to Caernarfon from the 1870s, with deputy constable Llewelyn Turner in charge. Because the castle had escaped slighting, he inherited more surviving fabric than restorers at many other castles. His work remains controversial in this account because restoration included rebuilding and the removal of buildings that obstructed it. Responsibility later passed through the Office of Works, the Ministry of Works, and their successors to Cadw. The castle became part of a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1986, connecting its preservation with the other Edwardian castles and town walls in Gwynedd.
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Llewelyn Turner's restoration and World Heritage status
Government-funded work from the 1870s preserved and rebuilt Caernarfon, with controversy over removals and later recognition as a World Heritage site.