Aberystwyth Castle

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Aberystwyth Castle
Part of Ceredigion
Aberystwyth, Wales
Remains of the north tower gateway at Aberystwyth Castle.
Aberystwyth Castle
Coordinates	52°24′48″N 4°05′23″W / 52.41324°N 4.08968°W / 52.41324; -4.08968
Type	Diamond-shaped concentric castle
Site information
Controlled by	Aberystwyth Town Council
Condition	Ruin
Site history
Built	1277–1289
Built by	Later work attributed to James of Saint George
In use	Open to public
Materials	Siltstone
Demolished	1649
Events	Welsh Wars English Civil War
Listed Building – Grade I

Aberystwyth Castle (Welsh: Castell Aberystwyth) is a Grade I listed Edwardian fortress located in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Mid Wales. It was built in response to the First Welsh War in the late 13th century, replacing an earlier fortress located a mile to the south. During a national uprising by Owain Glyndŵr, the Welsh captured the castle in 1404, but it was recaptured by the English four years later.^[1] From 1637 it housed a Royal mint of Charles I, which produced silver shillings. The castle was slighted by Oliver Cromwell in 1649.