What is recorded here

Chepstow Castle is the oldest surviving post-Roman stone fortification in Britain, standing on a limestone cliff above the River Wye since the Norman conquest. William FitzOsbern built it shortly after Hastings in 1066 as a launch pad for campaigns against Wales, then died in Flanders in 1071, leaving the fortress to pass through several powerful families. Its Great Hall still holds one of the few remaining original Norman interiors, while the cliff-edge chamber looks out over water that has witnessed a thousand years of border tension and human ambition.

The National Monuments Record of Wales records Chepstow Castle as Castle from the Medieval; 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.

Chepstow Castle was built by William the Conqueror's half-brother, Robert, Count of Mortain, in the late 11th century, around 1067–1070. It is important as one of the earliest and best-preserved Norman castles in Wales, marking the beginning of English influence in the region.

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