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World Heritage in United Kingdom

34 properties inscribed between 1986 and 2024.

Cultural 28Natural 5Mixed 1
SiteCountryYearTypeCriteria
Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd, United KingdomCastles and Town Walls of King Edward in GwyneddUnited Kingdom1986Culturaliiiiiv
Durham Castle and Cathedral, United KingdomDurham Castle and CathedralUnited Kingdom1986Culturaliiivvi
Fountains Abbey, United KingdomFountains AbbeyUnited Kingdom1986Culturaliiv
Giant's Causeway, United KingdomGiant's CausewayUnited Kingdom1986Naturalviiviii
Ironbridge Gorge, United KingdomIronbridge GorgeUnited Kingdom1986Culturaliiiivvi
St Kilda, United KingdomSt KildaUnited Kingdom1986Mixediiivviiixx
Stonehenge, United KingdomStonehengeUnited Kingdom1986Culturaliiiiii
Bath, United KingdomBathUnited Kingdom1987Culturaliiiiv
Blenheim Palace, United KingdomBlenheim PalaceUnited Kingdom1987Culturaliiiv
Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret's Church, United KingdomPalace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret's ChurchUnited Kingdom1987Culturaliiiiv
borders of the Roman Empire, Germanyborders of the Roman EmpireGermanyUnited Kingdom1987Culturaliiiiiiv
Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church, United KingdomCanterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's ChurchUnited Kingdom1988Culturaliiivi
Henderson Island, United KingdomHenderson IslandUnited Kingdom1988Naturalviix
Tower of London, United KingdomTower of LondonUnited Kingdom1988Culturaliiiv
Gough and Inaccessible Islands, United KingdomGough and Inaccessible IslandsUnited Kingdom1995Naturalviix
Old and New Towns of Edinburgh, United KingdomOld and New Towns of EdinburghUnited Kingdom1995Culturaliiiv
Maritime Greenwich, United KingdomMaritime GreenwichUnited Kingdom1997Culturaliiiivvi
Heart of Neolithic Orkney, United KingdomHeart of Neolithic OrkneyUnited Kingdom1999Culturaliiiiiiiv
Blaenavon Industrial Landscape, United KingdomBlaenavon Industrial LandscapeUnited Kingdom2000Culturaliiiiv
St George and Related Fortifications, United KingdomSt George and Related FortificationsUnited Kingdom2000Culturaliv
Derwent Valley Mills, United KingdomDerwent Valley MillsUnited Kingdom2001Culturaliiiv
Jurassic Coast, United KingdomJurassic CoastUnited Kingdom2001Naturalviii
New Lanark, United KingdomNew LanarkUnited Kingdom2001Culturaliiivvi
Saltaire, United KingdomSaltaireUnited Kingdom2001Culturaliiiv
Kew Gardens, United KingdomKew GardensUnited Kingdom2003Culturaliiiiiiv
Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape, United KingdomCornwall and West Devon Mining LandscapeUnited Kingdom2006Culturaliiiiiiv
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, United KingdomPontcysyllte AqueductUnited Kingdom2009Culturaliiiiv
Forth Bridge, United KingdomForth BridgeUnited Kingdom2015Culturaliiv
Gorham's Cave complex, United KingdomGorham's Cave complexUnited Kingdom2016Culturaliii
Lake District, United KingdomLake DistrictUnited Kingdom2017Culturaliivvi
Jodrell Bank Observatory, United KingdomJodrell Bank ObservatoryUnited Kingdom2019Culturaliiiivvi
The Great Spa Towns of Europe, BelgiumThe Great Spa Towns of EuropeBelgiumFranceAustria+42021Culturaliiiii
The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales, United KingdomThe Slate Landscape of Northwest WalesUnited Kingdom2021Culturaliiv
Flow Country, United KingdomFlow CountryUnited Kingdom2024Naturalixx
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Inscriptions over time

  1. 1986Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd · Durham Castle and Cathedral · Fountains Abbey · Giant's Causeway · Ironbridge Gorge · St Kilda · Stonehenge
  2. 1987Bath · Blenheim Palace · Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret's Church · borders of the Roman Empire
  3. 1988Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church · Henderson Island · Tower of London
  4. 1995Gough and Inaccessible Islands · Old and New Towns of Edinburgh
  5. 1997Maritime Greenwich
  6. 1999Heart of Neolithic Orkney
  7. 2000Blaenavon Industrial Landscape · St George and Related Fortifications
  8. 2001Derwent Valley Mills · Jurassic Coast · New Lanark · Saltaire
  9. 2003Kew Gardens
  10. 2006Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape
  11. 2009Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
  12. 2015Forth Bridge
  13. 2016Gorham's Cave complex
  14. 2017Lake District
  15. 2019Jodrell Bank Observatory
  16. 2021The Great Spa Towns of Europe · The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales
  17. 2024Flow Country

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