What is recorded here

Gates to Chirk Castle Kitchen, Whitehurst stand as a Post Medieval gate in Wrexham, Wales, recorded in the national monument register. They mark the entrance to a kitchen area rather than a grand hall, suggesting domestic work and daily sustenance mattered as much as castle display. The gates may have swung open for cooks, servants and visitors carrying food, water or orders into the castle rhythm.

The National Monuments Record of Wales records Gates to Chirk Castle Kitchen, Whitehurst as Gate from the Post Medieval period. The saved point comes from the official national record. Inclusion does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Chirk Castle, near which these gates are located, was built by Sir Robert Clodron in the late 13th century and later held by the powerful Myddelton family from the 16th century. The castle and its structures, including the kitchen gates, are remembered for their historical significance in the region's medieval and post-medieval history.

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