Parliamentary forces made early attempts to take Aberystwyth before the successful siege of 1646. The town and castle — which housed the Royal Mint producing silver coins from Cardiganshire mines — were a key Royalist objective in west Wales. The castle's position on a coastal promontory made it difficult to approach and easy to supply by sea while the Royalists controlled the Bristol Channel.
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