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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 ...
Jan 20, 2020 · Chepstow Castle, located in Monmouthshire, South Wales, was first built c. 1067 by William FitzOsbern and then significantly improved c. 1190 CE by Sir William Marshal (c. 1146-1219 CE), one of England 's greatest ever knights who served four kings and acted as regent for Henry III of England (r. 1216-1272 CE).
- Mark Cartwright
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The knight’s tale. There are doors – and then there are the mighty castle doors at Chepstow. These extraordinary survivals were truly revolutionary in their day. They were sheathed in iron plates to prevent attackers burning or battering them down. On the reverse an elaborate lattice framework featured the earliest mortice-and-tenon joints ...
Chepstow Castle Plan. Source: Wikimedia Commons. Sailboats on the River Wye next to Chepstow Castle, 1918. Source: Wikimedia Commons. Hours. 1 March – 30 June: 9.30am – 5pm daily. 1 July – 31 August: 9.30am – 6pm daily. 1 September – 31 October: 9.30am – 5pm daily. 1 November – 28 February:
Chepstow – castle. History. The construction of the castle began Earl of Hereford, William FitzOsbern, on the order of king William the Conqueror around 1067. The stronghold, originally called Striguil, was to secure the south-western part of the border and suppress the threat from the Welsh. FitzOsbern also built a number of other castles ...
History of Chepstow Castle. Chepstow Castle’s story began in the late 11th century when it was built by William FitzOsbern, a close ally of William the Conqueror. The castle served as a crucial stronghold in the Norman invasion of Wales, fortifying the southern border and asserting Norman dominance in the region.
Chepstow castle on the banks of the river Wye was one of the southernmost of the line of castles dominating the border with Wales.It was started immediately after the Norman Conquest by William Fitzosbern, earl of Hereford, and added to by Walter de Clare and Richard de Clare, earl of Pembroke (‘Strongbow’), extending along the length of the river cliff.
