Cilgerran Castle
Pembrokeshire, Wales
Cilgerran Castle is a castle in Pembrokeshire, Wales, first built in 1300. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Cardigan Castle, 2.1 mi away. It is cared for by Cadw.
Cilgerran Castle at a glance
Built
1300
13th century
Type
Castle
Cared for by
Cadw
Heritage status
scheduled monument
Grade I listed building
About Cilgerran Castle
Cilgerran Castle (Welsh: Castell Cilgerran) is a 13th-century ruined castle located in Cilgerran, Pembrokeshire, Wales, near Cardigan. The first castle on the site was thought to have been built by Gerald of Windsor around 1110–1115, and it changed hands several times over the following century between English and Welsh forces.
From the Wikipedia article on Cilgerran Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cilgerran Castle sits at 52.0571, -4.6343 in Pembrokeshire. The closest other castles are Cardigan Castle (2.1 mi), Albro Castle (3.1 mi) and Newcastle Emlyn Castle (7.4 mi). Pembrokeshire has 23 castles in all.
