William fitzOsbern William Marshal and his sons Roger Bigod
In use
1067–1685
Materials
Various forms of limestone and sandstone
Chepstow Castle (Welsh: Castell Cas-gwent) 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. Although re-garrisoned during and after the English Civil War, by the 1700s it had fallen into decay. With the later growth of tourism, the castle became a popular visitor destination.
ChepstowCastle (Welsh: Castell Cas-gwent) at Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales is the oldest surviving post-Roman stone fortification in Britain. Located...
London. ChepstowCastle, situated on a clifftop above the Wye and its bridge, is often cited as the oldest surviving stone castle in Britain. The castle was...
established castles, first earth and wood motte-and-bailey constructions, and later substantial structures in stone, such as ChepstowCastle, begun by William...
Valley Walk passes the following notable landmarks: ChepstowCastle Tintern Abbey Goodrich Castle Capler Camp The following stations have services provided...
White Castle and Abergavenny Castle. The wooden castle had stonework added before 1150. Its tower shares some similarities with that of ChepstowCastle, another...
Norman castles were again made of wood, in a mixture of motte-and-bailey and ringwork designs, with the exception of the stone built ChepstowCastle. Chepstow...
Colonel Powell, Tenby Castle, and Sir Nicholas Kemoys, ChepstowCastle. Oliver Cromwell came to Pembroke on 24 May 1648 and took the castle after a seven-week...
major castles at Chepstow and Monmouth to defend the territory. Smaller castles were built at St Briavels, Ruardean, Goodrich and Wilton Castle. Tintern...
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town and community in Monmouthshire, Wales. The town is located between Chepstow and the city of Newport. The site adjoins the Caldicot Levels, on the north...
high-status accommodation, similar to that built around the same time in ChepstowCastle. In the medieval period the Great Hall would have been subdivided with...
ISBN 978-0-486-24898-1. Turner, Rick. (2006) ChepstowCastle. Cardiff, UK: Cadw. ISBN 978-1-85760-229-6. Tuulse, Armin. (1958) Castles of the Western World. Newton Abbot...
not participate, one exception being Sir Nicholas Kemeys, who held ChepstowCastle for the king. By the end of April, Laugharne had assembled around 8...
ChepstowCastle & Larkfield Party Candidate Votes % Labour Paul Griffiths 432 41.9 Labour Dale Rooke 381 37.0 Liberal Democrats Jez Becker 313 30.4 Conservative...
not participate, one exception being Sir Nicholas Kemeys, who held ChepstowCastle for the king. By the end of April, Laugharne had assembled around 8...
known as the Pale, and also built many fine castles and settlements, including Trim Castle and Dublin Castle. The cultures intermixed, borrowing from each...
Rowland Laugharne, winning back ChepstowCastle on 25 May and six days later forcing the surrender of Tenby. The castle at Carmarthen was destroyed by...
1614. The castle changed hands three times during the English Civil War, and Oliver Cromwell passed through on his way to retaking ChepstowCastle and laying...
England Ivanhoe, Wales 1913, directed by Leedham Bantock, filmed at ChepstowCastle Ye Olden Days United States 1933, directed by Burt Gillett Ivanhoe...
Castle Terrace may refer to: Castle Terrace, ChepstowCastle Street, Oxford Castle Terrace, Edinburgh, including the Category B listed 'Castle Terrace...
and community in Monmouthshire, southeast Wales. It is located between Chepstow and Monmouth near the top of the Trellech ridge on the B4293 road. The...
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