Chirk Castle
Late 13thC castle buiilt by Roger Mortimer; 1595 bought for 5,000 GBPounds by Sir Thomas Myddelton; 1719 Robert & John Davies of Croesfoel Forge, near Bersham, Wrexham commissioned by Sir Richard Myddelton to make wrought iron gates with iron from Sir Richard's nearby Pont-y-Blew Forge; 1771 William Emes landscapes grounds; 1872 Richard Myddleton Biddulph plants yew hedges (still there).
- ID12675
- Business Name:Chirk Castle
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Contact:
UK > Clwyd
Chirk - Wrexham - North Wales Chirk LL14 5AF
01691 777701
- Webhttp://www.chirk.com/castle.html
- Location: Clwyd > UK
- Category: Places To Visit