Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Cardigan Castle
Cardigan, Ceredigion, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade I
- Broad class
- Defence
- Date of designation
- 16 June 1961
- Locality
- Cardigan
- Community
- Cardigan
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.08145, -4.66053
- Cadw reference
- 10458
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on promontory overlooking Cardigan Bridge.
History
C13 castle remains, probably mostly dating from a rebuilding of c1244-54 under Robert Waleran, though the castle was in existence in 1136, was rebuilt in stone under the Lord Rhys in 1171 and repaired c1204 and in 1220s. Waleran became constable in 1248 and a new keep and town wall were built. In 1261 further sums were given to Waleran to complete the keep, but repairs were still needed in 1275, in 1321 a tower was hurriedly completed but by 1343 the curtain walls were partly in ruins. After the Glyndwr revolt a new hall and tower were built. The castle was slighted during the Civil War, and Castle Green House was built within 1827 incorporating the largest tower.
Exterior
The principal remnants are the curved SE and E towers and NE bastion with portions of the curtain wall surviving between and to W of SE tower, in the tall embankment overlooking the bridge, surmounted by a c1940 pill-box. The Great Tower is listed as part of Castle Green House.
Reason for designation
Grade I for its origins as a medieval castle and for its importance to Cardigan.
Group value.
Scheduled Ancient Monument (Cds 123).
Nearby in the register
- Cardigan CastleCastleunder 1 mi
- Gatepiers & Gates to Castle Green HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ty CastellDomesticunder 1 mi
- Outbuildings at Castle Green House Stable YardDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.