- Type
- Ruin
- Origins
- 1277 · 13th century per Wikidata: founding, first mention or construction
- Location
- Wales, United Kingdom
- Coordinates
- 52.4133°, -4.0895°
History
Building began in 1277 under Edmund, Earl of Lancaster, brother of Edward I, after the first war against the Welsh. The castle was laid out as a diamond with two rings of walls. In 1282 the Welsh captured and burned the unfinished works, which were then rebuilt. In 1404 Owain Glyndŵr seized the castle and held it until 1408, when Prince Henry, the future Henry V, retook it after a siege. In 1637 Charles I set up a mint here, striking coins from the silver of the Cardiganshire mines. In the Civil War the castle held out for the king, and in 1649 Parliament had it blown up.
What to see
Fragments of walls, towers and gatehouse stand on a grassy headland between the beach and the harbour, surrounded by a park and the promenade. The ruins look out over Cardigan Bay and its sunsets. Within the castle grounds stand a First World War memorial and a circle of Welsh Gorsedd stones.
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