Chirk, Castle c.1869
Photo ref: 5519
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Photo ref: 5519
Photo of Chirk, Castle c.1869

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The present castle was begun in about 1283 by Roger Mortimer. There had been an earlier marcher stronghold at Chirk; it was either on this site or nearer to the village, where traces of a motte and bailey survive, but wherever it was it had long fallen into disrepair. When built, Chirk was an Edwardian square castle with a drum-tower at each angle, though by 1310 work was under way to extend it. The battlements were wide enough for two men to walk along side-by-side, and a principal feature was the castle's 160ft x 100ft quadrangle, the entrance to which can be seen in this picture between two drum-towers.

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