Cardigan Castle
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Cardigan Castle is a castle overlooking the River Teifi in Cardigan, Ceredigion, Wales. It is a Grade I listed building. The castle dates from the late 11th-century, though was rebuilt in 1244. Castle
Cardigan Castle
Cardigan Castle, c. 1763–1770
Castle Green House
1176 Cardigan eisteddfod
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The 1176 Cardigan eisteddfod, as it is commonly described today, was a cultural tournament involving bards and musicians, held in the grounds of Cardigan Castle, Cardigan, West Wales, by the Lord Rhys
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…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 recorded eisteddfod was held at the castle. After Rhys's death in 1197 his sons, Maelgwn and Gruffydd, disputed their inheritance resulting in Maelgwn surrendering Gruffydd…
A depiction of the 1176 Eisteddfod in a 1930 schoolbook
Cardigan Castle in Wales
Gorsedd circle, Aberteifi Cardigan geograph.org.uk 825924
Cardigan Eisteddfod Plaque