Chepstow Castle
Monmouthshire, Wales
Chepstow Castle is a castle in Monmouthshire, Wales, first built in the 11th century. Little or nothing of it survives today. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Moynes Court, 2.2 mi away. It is cared for by Cadw.
Chepstow Castle at a glance
Built
1067
11th century
Type
Castle
Condition
Demolished
Cared for by
Cadw
About Chepstow Castle
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.
From the Wikipedia article on Chepstow Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chepstow Castle sits at 51.6439, -2.6757 in Monmouthshire. The closest other castles are Moynes Court (2.2 mi), Caldicot Castle (4.5 mi) and Hewelsfield Motte (5.3 mi). Monmouthshire has 14 castles in all.
- Heritage status
- scheduled monument
