Chirk Castle
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Chirk Castle is a Grade I listed castle located in Chirk, Wrexham County Borough, Wales, 1.5 mi (2.4 km) from Chirk railway station, now owned and run by the National Trust.
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- National Trust Heritage Records page@
- listed building page@
- Gatehouse Gazetteer page@
- Cultural Inventory page@
- Coflein page@
- Coflein page@
- British Listed Buildings page@
- Tripadvisor page@
- CastlesFortsBattles page@
Location: 52.935, -3.0897, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Battle of Holt Castle ⓘ
battle in Holt -

Alleluia Victory of Germanus ⓘ
Britons led by Germanus of Auxerre against Picts -

Battle of Chester ⓘ
615 battle in England -

Battle of Maserfield ⓘ
642 battle -

Battle of Llangollen ⓘ
battle fought in Llangolen, Wales in 870 -

Battle of Buttington ⓘ
893 battle -

Battle of Mechain ⓘ
1069 battle -

Battle of Maes Maen Cymro ⓘ
1118 battle -

Battle of Ewloe ⓘ
1157 battle between Owain Gwynedd and the invading forces of Henry II of England -

Battle of Crogen ⓘ
1165 skirmish or battle where Welsh troops engaged an Anglo-Norman invasion force -

Battle of Mold Castle ⓘ
battle fought in Mold, Wales in 1199 between invading Normans and the Army of Wales -

Battle of Carreghofa ⓘ
battle fought in Powys, fought in 1213 between the Welsh Army and invading Normans -

Battle of Bodyddon Castle ⓘ
battle fought between the Prince of Wales (Llywelyn the Great) and invading Normans (and Gruffudd ap Gwenwynwyn), fought in 1257. -

Battle of Hawarden Castle, ⓘ
battle fought in flintshire in 1282 between invading Normans and the army of Wales, under Prince Llywelyn II -

Battle of Chirk Castle ⓘ
battle fought at Chirk Castle, Wales in 1644 -

Battle of Oswestry ⓘ
1644 battle of the English Civil War -

Battle of Holt Castle ⓘ
battle fought in Holt, Wales in 1646 -

rebellion in Cholmondeley Park ⓘ
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Wrexham Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters ⓘ
British Cold War command centre in North Wales -
Caergwrle Castle ⓘ
13th-century castle in Wales

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Oswestry Castle ⓘ
motte-and-bailey castle in Oswestry Civil Parish, Shropshire, England, UK

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Rowton Castle ⓘ
castle near Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

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Ruthin Castle ⓘ
Grade I listed castle in Denbighshire, Wales, UK

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Shrawardine Castle ⓘ
castle in Montford, Shropshire, England, UK -
Whittington Castle ⓘ
castle in Shropshire, England, UK

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Ewloe Castle ⓘ
Grade I listed Welsh-built castle near Ewloe, Flintshire, Wales

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Hawarden Old Castle ⓘ
medieval castle in Hawarden, Wales

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Chirk Castle ⓘ
medieval fortress in Wrexham County Borough, Wales

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Richard Wilson (1713-1714-1782) (attributed to) - Rowland Jones, a Reputed Welsh Bard, Aged 90 - 1171106 - National Trust| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| area | region | 445 | Dogfeiling | Wikidata | |
| area | region | 1160 | Powys Fadog | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | Battle of Holt Castle | battle | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 430 | Alleluia Victory of Germanus | Pelagianism, battle, Germanus of Auxerre | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 615 | Battle of Chester | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 642 | Battle of Maserfield | Kingdom of Mercia, battle, Kingdom of Bernicia | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 870 | Battle of Llangollen | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 893 | Battle of Buttington | Vikings, Kingdom of Mercia, Kingdom of Wessex, battle, Welsh people | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1069 | Battle of Mechain | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1118 | Battle of Maes Maen Cymro | battle, Kingdom of Powys, Kingdom of Gwynedd | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1157 | Battle of Ewloe | Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Gwynedd, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1165 | Battle of Crogen | Kingdom of Gwynedd, Kingdom of England, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1199 | Battle of Mold Castle | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1213 | Battle of Carreghofa | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1257 | Battle of Bodyddon Castle | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1282 | Battle of Hawarden Castle, | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1644 | Battle of Chirk Castle | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1644 | Battle of Oswestry | battle, Roundhead, Cavalier | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1646 | Battle of Holt Castle | battle, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1940 | rebellion in Cholmondeley Park | rebellion | Wikidata |
| link | page | National Trust Heritage Records page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | listed building page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Gatehouse Gazetteer page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Cultural Inventory page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Coflein page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Coflein page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | British Listed Buildings page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Tripadvisor page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | CastlesFortsBattles page@ | Wikidata | ||
| site | bunker | Wrexham Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters | Royal Observer Corps, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Caergwrle Castle | Welsh princes' castles, archaeological site, castle, Cadw | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Oswestry Castle | motte-and-bailey castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Rowton Castle | castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Ruthin Castle | castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Shrawardine Castle | shell keep, archaeological site, motte-and-bailey castle, castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Whittington Castle | castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | 1257 | Ewloe Castle | Welsh princes' castles, Cadw, castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1277 | Hawarden Old Castle | castle ruin | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1295 | Chirk Castle | National Trust, building, castle | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Richard Wilson (1713-1714-1782) (attributed to) - Rowland Jones, a Reputed Welsh Bard, Aged 90 - 1171106 - National Trust | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Chirk Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | TheRedDragonatChirk | Commons | ||
| commons | image | The west prospect of Chirk Castle in Denbighshire, one of the seats of John Myddelton Esqr (1132147) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Chirk Castle, Denbighshire (1130024) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Chirk Castle &c - from Wynnstay Park | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Chirk Castle courtyard and west range | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Chirk Castle - Adam Tower | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Chirk Castle courtyard and west range | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Chirk Castle - Adam Tower | Commons | ||





