Editing Cadw (section)

{{Short description|Welsh Government historic environment service}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{primary sources|date=October 2017}}
{{Infobox government agency
| name                 = {{lang|cy|Cadw|italic=no}}
| type                 = Service
| logo                 = Cadw logo 2021.svg
| logo_caption         = 
| image                = Dolwyddelan Castle Cadw.jpg
| image_caption        = {{ubl|[[Dolwyddelan Castle]],| one of the sites in Cadw's care.}}
| formed               = October 1984<ref name="WO 2014">{{cite news|author=Chris Pyke |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/nostalgia/welsh-history-month-wales-bursting-7790926 |title=Welsh History Month: Wales is bursting with cultural heritage |work=[[Wales Online]] |date=20 September 2014 |access-date=12 November 2023 }}</ref>
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| dissolved            = 
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| jurisdiction         = [[Wales]]
| headquarters         = {{ubl|Tŷ’r Afon|Bedwas Road|Caerphilly CF83 8WT}}
| coordinates          = {{coord|51.58874412500994|-3.2062031798064234|type:landmark_region:GB-CAY|display=inline,title}}
| motto                = 
| employees            = 250
| budget               = 
| minister1_name       = [[Dawn Bowden]]
| minister1_pfo        = Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism
| chief1_name          = Gwilym Hughes
| chief1_position      = Head of Cadw
| public_protector     = 
| deputy               = 
| parent_department    = Directorate of Culture, Sport and Tourism
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| website              = {{Official URL}}
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| map                  = Wales relief location map.jpg
| map_size             = 
| map_caption          = Map of Wales
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'''{{lang|cy|Cadw|italic=no}}''' ({{IPA|cy|ˈkadu|}}, a [[Welsh language|Welsh]] [[verbal noun]] meaning "keeping/preserving") is the historic environment service of the [[Welsh Government]] and part of the Tourism and Culture group. {{Lang|cy|Cadw|italic=no}} works to protect the historic buildings and structures, the landscapes and heritage sites of Wales, to make them available for the public to visit, enjoy, and understand their significance. {{Lang|cy|Cadw|italic=no}} manages 127 state-owned properties and sites. It arranges events at its managed properties, provides lectures and teaching sessions, offers heritage walks, and hosts an online shop. Members of the public can become members of {{Lang|cy|Cadw|italic=no}} to gain membership privileges.

Cadw marked its 40th year in 2024, by which time more than 33,000 properties, structures and monuments were under its care.<ref>{{cite news|title=From castles to loos - protecting Wales' history|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce381yv7l7wo|author=Steve Duffy, Matt Murray|date=12 September 2024|access-date=13 September 2024|publisher=BBC News}}</ref>