Aberystwyth Slot var et slot i Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Midt-Wales. Bygningen af slotet begyndte i 1277. Sammen med Flint Slot, Rhuddlan Slot og Builth Wells Slot var det en del af kong Edward I's kampagne mod waliserne. Aberystwyth var en vanskelig opgave, og slotet var ikke færdigt, da waliserne kortvarigt erobrede det i 1282 og satte det i brand. I 1289 kunne byggeriet, med meget høje omkostninger, endelig afsluttes. I 1294-5 blev slotet belejret i længere tid under opstanden af Madog ap Llywelyn.
Omkring 1307 blomstrede en lille landsby op omkring slotet, og det fik det officielle navn Llanbadarn Gaerog. I praksis kaldte alle dog landsbyen ved det nuværende navn Aberystwyth.
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Address: Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, United Kingdom
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