Cardiff Castle

Cardiff Castle is a medieval castle and Victorian Gothic revival mansion located in the city centre of Cardiff, Wales. The original motte and bailey castle was built in the late 11th century by Norman invaders on top of a 3rd-century Roman fort. The castle was commissioned either by William the Conqueror or by Robert Fitzhamon, and formed the heart of the medieval town of Cardiff and the Marcher Lord territory of Glamorgan. In the 12th century the castle began to be rebuilt in stone, probably by Robert of Gloucester, with a shell keep and substantial defensive walls being erected. Further work was conducted by the 6th Earl of Gloucester in the second half of the 13th century. Cardiff Castle was repeatedly involved in the conflicts between the Anglo-Normans and the Welsh, being attacked several times in the 12th century, and stormed in 1404 during the revolt of Owain Glyndŵr.

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Cardiff Castle (1132225)

Tafwyl Festival 2016

East view of the inside of Cardiff castle

Cardiff, or, Caertoph castle, Glamorganshire

Keep of the castle of Cardiff, Glamorganshire (1132497)

Cardiff castle, Glamorgan

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Cardiff Castle

Putlog holes, Cardiff Castle keep walls, Nov 2022

Cardiff Castle keep with Christmas trees

• Archaeological Notes. Medieval & later periods: Cardiff Castle - scientific article published in January 1978, Q1860, online
• Archaeological notes: Roman period - article published in Morgannwg in 1980, Q1860, online
• Archaeological notes: Medieval period. Cardiff Castle - article published in Morgannwg in 1976, Q1860, online
• Archaeological notes: Cardiff Castle excavations 1974-81 - article published in Morgannwg in 1981, Q1860, online
• Archaeological notes. Medieval period: Cardiff Castle - scientific article published in January 1977, Q1860, online
• Archaeological notes: Medieval period. Cardiff Castle - scientific article published in January 1974, Q1860, online
• Castles - , Q1860, 1993
• Caerleon, Caerwent, Gellygaer and Cardiff Castle - scientific article published in January 1912, Q1860

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Coflein page@		Wikidata
link	page		Gatehouse Gazetteer page@		Wikidata
link	page		listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Structurae page@		Wikidata
link	page		Burgenwelt page@		Wikidata
link	page		CastlesFortsBattles page@		Wikidata
link	page		Subterranea Britannica page@	Cardiff Castle Air Raid Shelters	Wikidata
site	castle		Banwell Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Castell Coch	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Llantrisant Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Newport Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		St Donat's Castle	house, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		St Fagans Castle	castle, manor house	Wikidata
site	castle		St Quintins Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1080	Cardiff Castle	castle, archaeological site, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1100	Coity Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1106	Newcastle Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1106	Ogmore Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1268	Caerphilly Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	garden		Dyffryn Gardens	arboretum, garden	Wikidata
site	museum		Aber Valley Heritage Museum	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Barry War Museum	organization, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Caerleon Roman Fortress and Baths	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Fourteen Locks Canal Centre	heritage center, visitor center	Wikidata
site	museum		Glamorgan Wartime Heritage Centre	military museum, heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum		Lambretta Scooter Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Nantgarw Chinaworks Museum	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Newport Medieval Ship	sailing ship, museum ship, archaeological site, preserved watercraft	Wikidata
site	museum		Pontypridd Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Rhondda Heritage Park	show mine, local authority museum, mining museum	Wikidata
site	museum		South Wales Police Museum	organization, police museum	Wikidata
site	museum		The Winding House	mining museum, local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Tredegar House Museum	museum, organization	Wikidata
site	museum		Welsh Museum of Health and Medicine	museum, organization	Wikidata
site	museum		Winding House	museum, organization, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1320	Clevedon Court	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1850	National Roman Legion Museum	museum, national museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1861	Weston Museum	local museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1888	Newport Museum and Art Gallery	art museum, local museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1912	National Museum Cardiff	natural history museum, museum building, national museum, museum, art museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1948	St Fagans National History Museum	open-air museum, national museum, folk museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1986	Techniquest	charitable organization, science center, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	The Helicopter Museum	aviation museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1991	Llancaiach Fawr Living History Museum	museum, organization, heritage center, country house	Wikidata
site	museum	2002	Friends of the Newport Ship	heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum	2009	Royal Mint Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2010	Firing Line: Cardiff Castle Museum of the Welsh Soldier	museum, organization, military museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2011	Museum of Cardiff	organization, local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Cardiff Castle (1132225)		Commons
commons	image		Tafwyl Festival 2016		Commons
commons	image		East view of the inside of Cardiff castle		Commons
commons	image		Cardiff, or, Caertoph castle, Glamorganshire		Commons
commons	image		Keep of the castle of Cardiff, Glamorganshire (1132497)		Commons
commons	image		Cardiff castle, Glamorgan		Commons
commons	image		Cardiff Castle (1132240)		Commons
commons	image		Cardiff Castle		Commons
commons	image		Putlog holes, Cardiff Castle keep walls, Nov 2022		Commons
commons	image		Cardiff Castle keep with Christmas trees		Commons