List of World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom

Columns: Name | Location | Date | UNESCO data | Description
Dorset and East Devon Coast | Dorset and Devon , England 50°42′N 2°59′W / 50.70°N 2.98°W / 50.70 ; -2.98 ( Dorset and East Devon Coast ) | N/A | 1029 ; 2001 ; viii | The cliffs that make up the Dorset and Devon coast are an important site for fossils and provide a continuous record of life on land and in the sea in the area since 185 million years ago | Durham Castle and Cathedral | Durham , County Durham , England 54°46′26″N 1°34′30″W / 54.774°N 1.575°W / 54.774 ; -1.575 ( Durham Castle and Cathedral ) | 11th and 12th centuries | 370 ; 1986 ; ii , iv , vi | Durham Cathedral is the largest and finest example of Norman architecture in England and vaulting of the cathedral was part of the advent of Gothic architecture . The cathedral houses relics of St Cuthbert and Bede . The Norman castle was the residence of the Durham prince-bishops | The English Lake District | Cumbria , England 54°28′26″N 3°4′56″W / 54.47389°N 3.08222°W / 54.47389 ; -3.08222 ( The English Lake District ) | N/A | 422 ; 2017 ; ii , v , vi | Famous for its scenic landscape of mountains , lakes , houses , gardens and parks , the Lake District was celebrated through picturesque and romantic visual arts and literature from the 18th century on | Forth Bridge | Edinburgh , Inchgarvie and Fife , Scotland 56°00′02″N 3°23′19″W / 56.000421°N 3.388726°W / 56.000421 ; -3.388726 ( Forth Bridge ) | 1890 | 1485 ; 2015 ; i , iv | The Forth Bridge is a cantilever railway bridge over the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland , 9 miles ( 14 kilometres ) west of Edinburgh City Centre . It is considered an iconic structure and a symbol of Scotland . It was designed by the English engineers Sir John Fowler and Sir Benjamin Baker | Frontiers of the Roman Empire | Northern England and southern Scotland 54°59′N 2°36′W / 54.99°N 2.60°W / 54.99 ; -2.60 ( Frontiers of the Roman Empire ) | 2nd century | 430 ; 1987 ( modified in 2005 and 2008 ) ; ii , iii , iv | Hadrian 's Wall was built in 122 AD and the Antonine Wall was constructed in 142 AD to defend the Roman Empire from barbarians . The World Heritage Site was previously listed as Hadrian 's Wall alone , but was later expanded to include the Antonine Wall in Scotland and the barriers , walls and forts in modern Germany | Giant 's Causeway and Causeway Coast | County Antrim , Northern Ireland 55°14′24″N 6°30′40″W / 55.240°N 6.511°W / 55.240 ; -6.511 ( Giant 's Causeway and Causeway Coast ) | 60-50 million years ago | 369 ; 1986 ; vii , viii | The causeway is made up of 40,000 basalt columns projecting out of the sea . It was created by volcanic activity in the Tertiary period | Gorham 's Cave Complex | East face of the Rock of Gibraltar , Gibraltar 36°07′13″N 5°20′31″W / 36.120397°N 5.342075°W / 36.120397 ; -5.342075 ( Gorham 's Cave ) | 33-23 thousand years ago | 1500 ; 2016 ; iii | Comprising four natural sea caves , the complex is the last known site of Neanderthal inhabitation some 28,000 years ago . Evidences of occupation by modern humans are also present at the site

Example questions:
In which country can you find the oldest World Heritage site on the list ? | In which year was the World Heritage site in the third largest county in England by area named a World Heritage Site ? | Which World Heritage site is located within the most populous of the British overseas territories ? | In what year was the World Heritage site believed to date back to the third millennium BC named as a World Heritage Site ?

Answers:
Ireland | 2017 | Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications , Bermuda | 1999