Cardigan celebrates its 900th year in 2010. This booklet tells the story of the development of Cardigan town from its origins as a medieval frontier town in the Anglo-Norman/Welsh wars, the foundation of its religious sites and the iconic status of the castle, as the home of the Lord Rhys and birthplace of the Eisteddfod, through to the present.
Today the town continues to change and develop. The management of this change is a challenge to both planners and residents. It requires a balance between the protection of the historic fabric of the town that gives Cardigan its distinctive character and the demands of development for the future benefit of its citizens.
To meet this challenge, Ceredigion County Council (with support from the Cadwgan Buildings Preservation Trust, National Lottery and EU funding) and Cadw commissioned The Dyfed Archaeological Trust to prepare a detailed historic town survey to provide a framework for sustainable development within the town’s historic centre, and to help secure the future protection of its irreplaceable archaeological and historical heritage by highlighting the value of the past as an asset for the future.
