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Cardigan CastleCastell Aberteifi

The Lord Rhys held the first recorded eisteddfod here, with a chair for the best poet and another for the best musician.Cynhaliodd yr Arglwydd Rhys yr eisteddfod gyntaf y gwyddys amdani yma, gyda chadair i’r bardd gorau ac un arall i’r cerddor gorau.

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Inside the walls of Cardigan Castle today
Inside the walls of Cardigan Castle todayO fewn muriau Castell Aberteifi heddiw · Photo: Wikimedia CommonsLlun: Wikimedia Commons

The Lord Rhys rebuilt the castle in stone in 1171. Over the centuries it fell into ruin and was later hidden behind a Regency house.

After a long restoration it reopened in 2015 as a heritage centre, with a festival venue that honours the 1176 eisteddfod.

Ailadeiladodd yr Arglwydd Rhys y castell mewn carreg yn 1171. Dros y canrifoedd aeth yn adfail.

Ar ôl ei adfer, ailagorodd yn 2015 fel canolfan dreftadaeth, gan anrhydeddu eisteddfod 1176.

What happened hereBeth ddigwyddodd yma

  1. The first eisteddfodYr eisteddfod gyntaf

    At Christmas, the Lord Rhys hosts a contest of poets and musicians at Cardigan Castle.Adeg y Nadolig, mae’r Arglwydd Rhys yn cynnal cystadleuaeth i feirdd a cherddorion yng Nghastell Aberteifi.

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