Chepstow Castle

Local nameChepstow Castle
LocationChepstow, UK

Chepstow Castle at Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales is the oldest surviving post-Roman stone fortification in Britain. Located above cliffs on the River Wye, construction began in 1067 under the instruction of the Norman Lord William FitzOsbern. Originally known as Striguil, it was the southernmost of a chain of castles built in the Welsh Marches, and with its attached lordship took the name of the adjoining market town in about the 14th century.

In the 12th century the castle was used in the conquest of Gwent, the first independent Welsh kingdom to be conquered by the Normans. It was subsequently held by two of the most powerful Anglo-Norman magnates of medieval England, William Marshal and Richard de Clare. However, by the 16th century its military importance had waned and parts of its structure were converted into domestic ranges.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chepstow_Castle

Official website http://cadw.gov.wales/daysout/chepstow-castle/?lang=en

Address Chepstow Castle, Bridge Street, Chepstow NP16 5EZ, United Kingdom

Coordinates 51°38'38.304" N -2°40'31.499" E

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