Cilgerran Castle - Pembrokeshire, Wales.
N 52° 03.410 W 004° 38.083
30U E 387921 N 5768620
The two strong, plain round towers protrude beyond the curtain wall, making this a unique design. This 800 year old Castle is owned by The National Trust, but in the care of CADW the Welsh Government heritage organisation. Cilgerran, South Wales.
Waymark Code: WMRWB1
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/12/2016
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Cilgerran Castle is located in the small picturesque village of Cilgerran, near Cardigan, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
From the CADW Guidebook:
Cilgerran Castle stands on a precipitous, craggy promontory overlooking the river Teifi where it merges with the Plysgog stream. The Teifi here is just at its tidal limit, so the castle was able to control both a natural crossing point and the passage of seagoing ships. We cannot be sure when this strong site was first fortified. It may be the same time as a Norman castle called 'Cenarth Bychan' from which we know, Nest, the spirited and beautiful wife of the Norman lord, Gerald of Windsor, ran off with Owain, son of the prince of Powys during a Welsh attack in 1109. Cilgerran is first mentioned by name in 1164, when the Lord Rhys captured the castle here. It was retaken by William Marshal, earl of Pembroke, in 1204, only to be taken again by the Welsh during Llywelyn the Great's campaigns in 1215. However, eight years later, William's son, another William, regained control, and it was probably he who built the imposing masonry castle we see today." CADW guidebook & The definitive website on Cilgerran Castle
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Adult entry fee - £3.50
Family - £9.50*
Senior citizens, students and children under 16 - £2.50
Disabled and companion - Am ddim/Free