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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Castell Caerdydd
archaeological site, castle, local authority museum, United Kingdom, United Kingdom, 

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  Battle of Peonnum ⓘ
  7th century battle between Saxons and Britons

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  Rhiw Saeson Battle ⓘ
  battle fought near Llantrisant, Wales in 873

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  Battle of Pant Câd-Einion ⓘ
  battle which took place between Coitty and Pencoed, Wales in 982

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  Battle of Ystradowain ⓘ
  battle fought near Cowbridge in 1027

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  Battle of Bleadon ⓘ
  1068 battle during the Norman conquest of England

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  Battle of Rhymney ⓘ
  1071 battle in Wales between Caradog ap Gruffudd of Gwynllwg and the invading Normans

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  Battle of Caerleon Castle ⓘ
  battle fought in Monmouthshire in 1217 between the Norman invaders and the army of Wales

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  Battle of Cardiff Castle ⓘ
  battle at Cardiff Castle, Wales, between invading Normans and local Welsh army

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  Battle of Caerphilly Castle ⓘ
  1270 battle fought by invading Normans against the native Army of Wales

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  Siege of Cardiff ⓘ
  1326 siege

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  Siege of Caerphilly ⓘ
  1326 siege

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  Battle of Newport ⓘ
  battle fought in Monmouthshire in 1402

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  Battle of Stalling Down ⓘ
  1403 battle

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  Coity Castle Siege ⓘ
  

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  Battle of St Fagans ⓘ
  1648 battle that took place during the Second English Civil War

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  Cardiff Blitz ⓘ
  bombing of Cardiff, Wales during World War II

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  Anti-aircraft and Coastal Battery West of Lavernock Point ⓘ
  

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  Flat Holm Coastal and Anti-aircraft Defences ⓘ
  

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  Garden Battery ⓘ
  architectural structure in Weston-Super-Mare, North Somerset, England, UK

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  Laboratory Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery in Weston-Super-Mare, North Somerset, England, UK

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  Lavernock Battery ⓘ
  coastal battery on the Welsh side of the Severn Estuary

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  Summit Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery in Weston-Super-Mare, North Somerset, England, UK

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  Three Palmerstonian Gun Batteries, Flat Holm ⓘ
  

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  Cardiff Landaff Sub Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Cardiff, UK

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  Cardiff Regional War Room ⓘ
  Cold War control bunker in Cardiff, UK

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  Landaff Court WW2 Control Cardiff ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Cardiff, UK

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  Llwynypia Rhondda Cynon Taff Joint Emergency Centre ⓘ
  civil defence centre in

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  ROF Brackla ⓘ
  armaments factory and bunker in Bridgend, Wales

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  Banwell Castle ⓘ
  castle in Banwell, Somerset, England, UK  

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  Castell Coch ⓘ
  castle in Tongwynlais, Cardiff, Wales, UK

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  Llantrisant Castle ⓘ
  castle in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, UK  

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  Newport Castle ⓘ
  castle in Newport, south-east Wales, UK

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  St Donat's Castle ⓘ
  castle in St Donats, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales  

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  St Fagans Castle ⓘ
  Elizabethan manor house in St Fagans, Cardiff, Wales  

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  St Quintins Castle ⓘ
  castle in Llanblethian, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, UK  

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  Cardiff Castle ⓘ
  castle in Cardiff, Wales  

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  Coity Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Bridgend County Borough, Wales, UK  

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  Newcastle Castle ⓘ
  castle in Bridgend, Wales, UK  

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  Ogmore Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Bridgend County Borough, Wales, UK  

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  Caerphilly Castle ⓘ
  castle in Caerphilly, Wales  

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  Penrhos Camp (civil war earthworks) ⓘ
  scheduled monument in Wales

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  Summerhouse Fort ⓘ
  Grade II listed building in Vale of Glamorgan. On the cliffs in the far south-easterly corner of Llantwit major Community set in the centre of Summerhouse Camp.

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  Brean Down Fort ⓘ
  fort in Somerset, England, UK

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  Barry War Museum ⓘ
  museum in Barry Island

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  Glamorgan Wartime Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Barry

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  Firing Line: Cardiff Castle Museum of the Welsh Soldier ⓘ
  museum in Cardiff Castle, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom   

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  SM UC-3 ⓘ
  

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1864 Brean Down Fort

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2010 Firing Line: Cardiff Castle Museum of the Welsh Soldier

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Frameless

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

Cardiff Castle (1132240)

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
area	region	500	Kingdom of Glywysing		Wikidata
area	region	580	Kingdom of Morgannwg		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	660	Battle of Peonnum	battle, Kingdom of Wessex, Celtic Britons	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	873	Rhiw Saeson Battle	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	982	Battle of Pant Câd-Einion	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1027	Battle of Ystradowain	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1068	Battle of Bleadon	Anglo-Saxons, battle, Kingdom of England	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1071	Battle of Rhymney	Normans, battle, Caradog ap Gruffudd	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1217	Battle of Caerleon Castle	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1233	Battle of Cardiff Castle	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1270	Battle of Caerphilly Castle	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1326	Siege of Cardiff	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1326	Siege of Caerphilly	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1402	Battle of Newport	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1403	Battle of Stalling Down	Kingdom of England, Principality of Wales, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1404	Coity Castle Siege	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1648	Battle of St Fagans	battle, Roundhead, Cavalier	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Cardiff Blitz	Nazi Germany, United Kingdom, aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
link	page		British Listed Buildings page@		Wikidata
link	page		Burgenwelt page@		Wikidata
link	page		listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Gatehouse Gazetteer page@		Wikidata
link	page		Cultural Inventory page@		Wikidata
link	page		Coflein page@		Wikidata
link	page		Coflein page@		Wikidata
link	page		Art UK website page@		Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page@		Wikidata
link	page		Subterranea Britannica page@	Cardiff Castle Air Raid Shelters	Wikidata
link	page		CastlesFortsBattles page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM UB-20	Type UB II submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Anti-aircraft and Coastal Battery West of Lavernock Point	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Flat Holm Coastal and Anti-aircraft Defences	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Garden Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Laboratory Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Lavernock Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Summit Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Three Palmerstonian Gun Batteries, Flat Holm	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	bunker		Cardiff Landaff Sub Control	civil defense center, Cardiff Council	Wikidata
site	bunker		Cardiff Regional War Room	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Landaff Court WW2 Control Cardiff	civil defense center, Cardiff City Council	Wikidata
site	bunker		Llwynypia Rhondda Cynon Taff Joint Emergency Centre	civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		ROF Brackla	filling factory, Explosive ROF, Royal Ordnance Factory, munitions factory, bunker	Wikidata
site	castle		Banwell Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Castell Coch	Cadw, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Llantrisant Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Newport Castle	Cadw, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		St Donat's Castle	house, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		St Fagans Castle	manor house, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		St Quintins Castle	Cadw, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1080	Cardiff Castle	local authority museum, archaeological site, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1100	Coity Castle	Cadw, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1106	Newcastle Castle	Cadw, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1106	Ogmore Castle	Cadw, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1268	Caerphilly Castle	Cadw, castle	Wikidata
site	fort		Penrhos Camp (civil war earthworks)	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Summerhouse Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1864	Brean Down Fort	artillery fort, contour fort	Wikidata
site	museum		Barry War Museum	military museum, organization	Wikidata
site	museum		Glamorgan Wartime Heritage Centre	heritage center, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2010	Firing Line: Cardiff Castle Museum of the Welsh Soldier	independent museum, museum, Cardiff Council, military museum, organization	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		SM UC-3	Type UC I submarine, shipwreck, U-boat	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