Chirk Castle
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Chirk Castle is a medieval fortress and stately home in Wrexham County Borough, Wales, renowned for its well-preserved architecture, historic interiors, and landscaped gardens.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chirk Castle canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval castle
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stately home ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Georgian alterations
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baroque interiors ⓘ medieval ⓘ |
| builtAs | Marcher fortress ⓘ |
| builtFor | Roger Mortimer de Chirk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Castles in Wrexham County Borough
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Historic houses in Wales ⓘ |
| constructionStart | late 13th century ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
armour displays
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art collection ⓘ chapel ⓘ curtain walls ⓘ drum towers ⓘ dungeons ⓘ formal gardens ⓘ gatehouse ⓘ historic furniture collection ⓘ long gallery ⓘ medieval tower rooms ⓘ parkland ⓘ servants’ quarters ⓘ state rooms ⓘ terraced lawns ⓘ topiary ⓘ woodland walks ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Grade I listed building
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Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Marches ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Chirk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Welsh–English border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Wales
NERFINISHED
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Wrexham County Borough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| management | National Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyStructure | Chirk Aqueduct NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterway | Llangollen Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
historic interiors
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landscaped gardens ⓘ views over Ceiriog Valley ⓘ well-preserved medieval defences ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| ownedBy | National Trust ⓘ |
| region | North Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs |
family home
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tourist attraction ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.