CADW - Definition and Overview

CADW is the Welsh agency looking after historic monuments. The full title of the organization is Cadw: Welsh Historic Monuments Executive Agency. It is a part of the National Assembly for Wales and hence part of the devolved powers of the government of the principality. It was created in 1984.

Cadw is a verb in the Welsh language meaning "to keep".

List of CADW sites: CADW (Welsh Heritage) Properties in Wales

As an arm of government, CADW functions in a way similar to its counterparts in other parts of the UK:

• English Heritage
• Historic Scotland
• Environment and Heritage Service, Northern Ireland

See also: Conservation in the United Kingdom, List of Conservation topics, Castles in the United Kingdom, Museums in Wales, Historic houses in Wales, Abbeys and priories in Wales

External link:

• CADW (http://www.cadw.wales.gov.uk) - in English and Welsh
• Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (http://www.rcahmw.gov.uk) in English and Welsh