Wales · Partial ruin
Chepstow Castle
Chepstow Castle is a Norman stone castle on a narrow ridge above the River Wye in Monmouthshire, Wales, founded soon after the Conquest and expanded through the 12th–13th centuries. Its plan shows multiple baileys with a large Great Tower, round towers on the landward side and a prominent gatehouse; many of the standing walls and towers survive as substantial masonry. The site is historically important as an early stone border stronghold in the Welsh Marches.
First raised
1067
Its prime
1284
Today
Partial ruin
As it stood in 1284
The shape it held in its prime.
A long, irregular silhouette of grey limestone curtain walls steps along a narrow ridge above the River Wye, punctuated by several round towers and a large cylindrical Great Tower at the riverward end with a crenellated parapet. The landward approach is dominated by a tall round Marten's Tower beside a pointed-arched gatehouse and heavy wooden gateway. Arrow-slit windows and larger domestic windows are set into thick walls; lower domestic ranges lie within the baileys and battlements run along the curtain walls.
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9 places to explore in 1284.
The record describes 9 distinct spots at Chepstow Castle — including 3 interiors: great tower interior (keep), lower bailey domestic accommodation range, marten's tower interior and stair. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.
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