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Suitable for children and family viewing A tour of the inside of Chirk castle has to be booked but before visiting the gardens there is the Courtyard that has rooms to see, also a gift shop and café. The gardens are pleasant to walk around and there is a long Terrace to walk along with a nice viewpoint at the end.
In the late 13th century, Chirk Castle was one of several medieval Marcher fortresses sited on the Welsh-English border to keep the Welsh under English rule. The location of the castle was carefully chosen to maximise its defensive capabilities. It had the most up-to-date defences with round “drum” towers that allowed archers a wide firing field and created a “killing zone” where the fields of fire overlapped. Wider at ground level, the towers have 5 metre thick walls and were designed to splay outwards so making it difficult for siege towers and battering rams to get close.
Music is “Pippin the Hunchback” and “Last Kiss Goodnight” both courtesy of Kevin MacLeod. incompetech.com
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