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Park at Chirk Castle

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Park at Chirk Castle
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Park at Chirk Castle is a castle, fort or tower in Wrexham, Wales. Perhaps stones stood where grass grows now. Maybe people passed the mark without knowing its name. Imagine the park keeping a quiet claim on memory.
A named place photographed at this map point in Wrexham.
Built by the Clugnet family in the late 13th century, Chirk Castle was later held by the Myddelton family from the 17th century. It is important as a well-preserved example of medieval military architecture and for its historical association with the development of the Welsh Marches.

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Photo: Trevor Rickard · CC BY-SA 2.0