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Cardigan Town Walls is a medieval defensive structure enclosing the town of Cardigan in Ceredigion, Wales. The walls, constructed principally during the thirteenth century, represent a significant example of medieval urban fortification in Wales and reflect Cardigan's importance as a trading centre and administrative seat during the medieval period. The surviving sections of the wall incorporate stone construction typical of Welsh medieval defensive works and originally enclosed the town with defensive gates. The monument remains an important physical record of Cardigan's medieval urban planning and defensive requirements during a period of substantial Anglo-Norman influence in South Wales.
Cardigan Town Walls is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD141. View the official record →
Cardigan Town Walls is a medieval defensive structure enclosing the town of Cardigan in Ceredigion, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD141.
Cardigan Town Walls dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a town wall. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Cardigan Town Walls 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 CD141.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Inscribed Pillar Stone in Churchyard (3.9 km), Castell Felin-Ganol (4 km), Castell Pen-yr-Allt (4.4 km).
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