What is recorded here
Garden, Chirk Castle is a castle, fort or tower in Wrexham, Wales. Perhaps green things grew there, tangle and all, while the castle watched from above. Maybe people walked the garden at dawn when the stones were still cool. Imagine a hand pulling a weed or tying a stem, unhurried, certain the castle could wait.
A named place photographed at this map point in Wrexham.
Built by the Clugnet family in the 13th century and later held by the Powys and then the Myddelton families, Chirk Castle is important as a well-preserved example of medieval and early modern architecture in North Wales. Its strategic location and historical associations with notable Welsh families contribute to its historical significance.
Places near here
Chirk Castle - interior of courtyardCastle, fort or tower · 79 yd
Adam's TowerCastle, fort or tower · 88 yd
The Hawk HouseOld home or work place · 174 yd
Hawk House, Chirk CastleConservatory · 207 yd
Pleasure Ground WoodWood · 365 yd
Chirk Castle ticket officeVisitor information · 386 yd
Oak at the Gate of the DeadOak · 585 yd
Battle of Crogen Commemorative Plaque, Castle Mill Bridge, Bronygarth, near ChirkCommemorative Brass · 720 yd
Battle of Crogenbattle · 1229 yd
Stone Wall by Offas Dyke LDPStanding or carved stone · 1345 yd.jpg?width=1280)
Chirk Tunnel North Portal, Llangollen Canal;Ellesmere Canal;Shropshire Union CanalTunnel Portal · 1646 yd
A hill in the valleyMountain or hill · 1.5 miOther information
Photo: Eirian Evans · CC BY-SA 2.0