Introduction
Features at Chirk Castle include terraced and informal gardens around the castle, with structural remains from the medieval period onwards.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Telephone
01691 777701Directions
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/chirk-castle/how-to-get-here/
Owners
The National Trust
Other Websites
- Associated People
- Features & Designations
Designations
CADW Register of Landscapes Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales
- Reference: PGW(C) 63
- Grade: I
Scheduled Ancient Monument
- Reference: Sections of Offa's Dyke
Features
- Castle (featured building)
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- Statue
- Description: Early-18th-century Statue of Hercules from the van Nost studio.
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- Gate
- Description: Wrought iron entrance gates and screen.
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- Topiary
- Description: Late-19th-century yew hedging and topiary is a noted feature of the garden.
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- Herbaceous Border
- Garden Terrace
- Key Information
Type
Country Estate
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Castle
Survival
Extant
Open to the public
Yes
- References
References
- Cadw and ICOMOS UK, 'Chirk Castle' in {Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Clwyd} (Cardiff: Cadw, 1995), pp. 38-42
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Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, 'Castell-y-Waun;Chirk Castle, Garden, Whitehurst',
- Tait, Alex {Chirk Castle Park: Gardens Survey} (1981)
- Gallagher, Christopher {Chirk Castle - A Survey of the Landscape} (1996)