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Cardigan Castle (ca.
1100) is a castle located in
Cardigan,
Ceredigion,
Wales.
The first
motte-and-bailey castle (ca.
1093) was built a mile away from the present site, probably about the time of the founding of the town by
Roger de Montgomery, a
Norman baron.
The forerunner of the present castle was built by
Gilbert Fitz Richard Lord of Clare after the former was destroyed.
The castle was handed down to Gilbert's son,
Gilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Pembroke in
1136. The same year,
Owain Gwynedd led the defeat of the Norman rulers in the town of Cardigan at the
Battle of Crug Mawr. The town was taken and burnt, though the castle was successfully defended by Normans commanded by
Robert fitz Martin.
The castle was later recaptured by the Normans, and was held for
Earl Roger of Hertford. In
1166 it was captured by
Rhys ap Gruffydd, who rebuilt it in stone in
1171. In
1176 the first ever National Eisteddfod of Wales was held at the castle. On Rhys's death in
1197 his sons,
Maelgwn and
Gruffydd, disputed their inheritance resulting in Maelgwn surrendering Gruffydd to the Normans and selling the castle to
King John. The castle was later held for
William Marshall.
Llywelyn the Great captured it in
1215 and at the parliament held at
Aberdovey in
1216 made it over to the sons of Gruffydd ap Rhys of
Deheubarth, but in
1223 William Marshall the Younger recaptured it. In
1231 the castle was again captured for Llywelyn by
Rhys Gryg and his allies. Llywelyn held it until hi that still stands overlooking the river.
It was badly damaged during the Civil War and until the 18th century it was only used as a prison. At the beginning of the 19th century a residence, Castle Green House, was built inside the walls incorporating the North Tower. This fell into disrepair in the 1940's and was allowed to decay further by the owner to the extent that the outer walls needed supporting. It was purchased by Ceredigion Council in April
2003 and it's intended to repair it as part of the regeneration of Cardigan.
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