Celebrating 40 Years

November 2026 will see the 40th anniversary of inscriptions of the UK’s first seven World Heritage Sites.

In 1986, Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites were inscribed on the World Heritage List, alongside the Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd, Durham Castle and Cathedral, the Giant’s Causeway and Causeway Coast, the Ironbridge Gorge, St Kilda, Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey.