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Cardiff Castle is a medieval fortress occupying a site of Roman strategic importance in the centre of Cardiff, South Wales. The castle was founded in the late eleventh century by Norman knight William the Conqueror's follower, Robert FitzHamon, who established a motte-and-bailey fortification within the circuit of an earlier Roman fort. The Roman fort, known as Taff's Well or Castellum Taff, dates to the late first or second century AD and originally served as an auxiliary fort controlling the strategic crossing of the River Taff. The medieval castle underwent substantial reconstruction and elaboration over subsequent centuries, particularly during the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries, with successive owners adding stone fortifications, domestic ranges, and the prominent keep that dominates the site today.
Cardiff Castle and Roman Fort is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM171. View the official record →
Cardiff Castle is a medieval fortress occupying a site of Roman strategic importance in the centre of Cardiff, South Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM171.
Cardiff Castle and Roman Fort dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a fort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Cardiff Castle and Roman Fort is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is GM171.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ely Tidal Harbour Coal Staithe Number One (3.8 km), Penarth Churchyard Cross (Now in St Augustine's Church) (4.6 km), Cwm George Camp (5.4 km).
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