
What is recorded here
Chester Castle is shown as a castle on the public map of Cheshire West and Chester. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.
Chester Castle was built in the late 11th century by Roger de Montgomery, a Norman nobleman and Earl of Shrewsbury, following the Norman Conquest. It is important as a key medieval fortress in the defense and administration of the region, and its remains are a significant historical site in Chester.
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Photo: N Chadwick · CC BY-SA 2.0