Cadw 125269 206475938 2008-04-18T12:19:00Z Badgernet 6388591 lang-en added [[Image:Cadw.PNG|frame|right|The current logo of Cadw.]] '''Cadw''' ({{lang-en|to keep}}) is a [[Wales|Welsh]] government body with the mission to protect, conserve, and to promote the built heritage of [[Wales]]. It is the Welsh equivalent of [[English Heritage]] and [[Historic Scotland]] and is now part of the [[Welsh Assembly Government]]. Most of Wales' great [[castle]]s, and other monuments such as bishop's palaces, historic houses, and ruined [[abbeys]], are now in Cadw's care. Cadw does not own them, but is responsible for their upkeep and for making them accessible to the public. Cadw is also responsible for "listing"<ref>[http://www.heritage.co.uk/apavilions/glstb.html About Listed Buildings<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and ensuring the preservation of historic buildings and archaeological sites. The organization, whose full name is '''Cadw: Welsh Historic Monuments''', was created in 1984; its headquarters are in [[Nantgarw]], just north of [[Cardiff]]. Since the 1998 creation of the [[National Assembly for Wales]], Cadw has been part of the [[devolved government]] of Wales, the Welsh Assembly Government. ==See also== *[[Abbeys and priories in Wales]] *[[Castles in the United Kingdom]] *[[Conservation in the United Kingdom]] *[[Historic houses in Wales]] *[[List of Cadw (Welsh Heritage) Properties]] *[[Museums in Wales]] ==References== <references /> ==External links== *[http://www.cadw.wales.gov.uk/ Official Cadw website] {{en icon}} {{cy icon}} *[http://www.rcahmw.gov.uk Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales] {{en icon}} {{cy icon}} [[Category:Cadw| ]] [[Category:Heritage registers]] {{UK-org-stub}} {{Wales-stub}} [[cy:Cadw]] [[no:Cadw]] [[fr:Cadw]]