Cardigan Castle - The Medieval Cellar
Whitewashed Walls
This dividing wall is brick as it is part of the 18th century house. The other walls are medieval stone covered in whitewash. Both the interior and the exterior of the Castle would have been painted with white lime during the medieval period.
North Tower Cellar
This is the cellar of the North Tower of Cardigan Castle. It was built from 1244. Today little of the full tower remains.
Medieval Arrow-Slits
The chamber contains the remains of three arrow-slits which are now buried on the outside.
Coal Chute
This medieval arrow-slit was made into a coal chute in the 18th century.
Spiral Staircase
The curved sides inside this chamber indicate its original use as a spiral staircase. The staircase provided access all the way to the parapet of the tower. The metal rods and concrete slab are modern.
Mystery Shape
Historians believe this may be the top portion of a buried medieval arrow-slit. What do you think it might be?
Wine and Beer Cellar
The southern end of the medieval basement has been used as a wine and beer cellar since at least 1808. The wine racks block an archway which originally gave access to the castle yard.
Horseshoe Bats
During the restoration of the Castle, a colony of endangered Greater Horseshoe bats was discovered. They are five to seven centimetres long and can live for up to 30 years. We are very lucky to have them as they are a protected species.
Medieval Walls
The medieval walls are an incredible 12ft thick at this point of the building.
Ystlum Pedol Mwyaf / Greater Horseshoe Bat
Seler Tŵr y Gogledd
Hon yw seler Tŵr Gogledd Castell Aberteifi. Fe'i hadeiladwyd ym 1244. Heddiw, ychydig o'r tŵr llawn sy'n weddill.
Twll Glo
Gwnaed yr hollt saeth ganoloesol hon yn dwll glo yn y 18fed ganrif.
Agennau Saethau Canoloesol
Mae'r siambr yn cynnwys olion tair hollt saeth sydd bellach wedi'u claddu ar y tu allan.
Grisiau Tro
Mae'r ochrau crwm yn y siambr hon yn arwydd o’i defnydd gwreiddiol, sef grisiau tro. Roedd y rhain yn cynnig mynediad yr holl ffordd i barapet y tŵr. Mae'r rhodenni metel a'r slab concrid yn fodern.
Waliau Canoloesol
Mae'r waliau canoloesol yn 12 troedfedd anhygoel o drwch yn y man hwn yn yr adeilad.
Waliau wedi'u Gwyngalchu
Brics yw'r wal rannu hon gan ei bod yn rhan o dŷ'r 18fed ganrif. Mae'r waliau eraill o gerrig canoloesol wedi'u gorchuddio â gwyngalch. Buasai tu mewn a thu allan i'r Castell wedi'u paentio â chalch gwyn yn ystod y cyfnod canoloesol.
Ystlumod Pedol
Wrth adfer y Castell, darganfuwyd nythfa o ystlumod Pedol Mwyaf sydd mewn perygl. Maent rhwng pump a saith centimetr o hyd a gallant fyw hyd at 30 mlynedd. Rydym yn ffodus iawn o’u cael nhw, am eu bod yn rhywogaeth warchodedig.
Siâp Dirgel
Cred haneswyr y gallai hwn fod yn rhan uchaf hollt saeth ganoloesol wedi’i chladdu. Beth yw’ch barn chi?
Seler Gwin a Chwrw
Defnyddiwyd pen deheuol y seler ganoloesol yn seler gwin a chwrw ers 1808 o leiaf. Mae'r rheseli gwin yn llenwi mynedfa fwaog a arweiniai’n wreiddiol at iard y castell.
