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Chirk Castle from the back

A fine day brings us to Chirk Castle, near Wrexam in Wales. This taken from the garden walk to the rear.

Chirk Castle was built in 1295 by Roger Mortimer de Chrirk as part of Edward 1st chain of fortresses across the North Wales. A castle with real history as five of its owners were executed for treason. The castle was partly demolished in the English Civil War and then rebuilt following the Restoration. It was passed down to the Myddelton family and remained there until it was transferred to the National Trust in 1981

The Pip shows another angle on an earlier visit in 2017

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10 comments

Jaap van 't Veen said:

Beautiful castle; well taken Herb.
Like the PiP even more.
10 days ago ( translate )

Diana Australis said:

I love both. The moody pip is very evocative. Happy Sunday!
10 days ago

Annemarie said:

well done
Wish you a peaceful Sunday!
10 days ago ( translate )

TOZ said:

A fine view of a fine castle on a fine day Herb .
Have a great day Gordon
10 days ago

Herb Riddle replied to TOZ:

Everything was good about that trip of about 5 miles from our cottage. We had visited the castle before as we stayed at a caravan park almost at the castle's main drive. When we did that we were not NT members and it was late in the season so the house and gardens were closed to us but we walked around the general grounds whilst a hurricane was blowing branches and trees down around us,

Cheers. Herb
9 days ago

Gudrun said:

The castle looks great in early spring and the daffodils are lovely!
I stood in roughly the same place at roughly the same time of day, but in May the light and vegetation had changed a lot: www.ipernity.com/doc/523247/52513210
10 days ago

Herb Riddle replied to Gudrun:

Ah, so you have stood in the same place too. It is always nice to share such tiny spots with my fellow Ipernity members and it brings us closer together. The two month difference in season between our two photos is quite telling with your photo being much more lush and ferdent. I do like it. Maybe we'll bump into each other one day - that would be nice I think. I have already met Toz, above on a couple of occasions for a photo walk and pleasant days compnay.

Best Wishes. Herb
9 days ago

Keith Burton said:

A substantial looking castle, which seems to have stood the test of time quite well Herb. It looks good in the sunshine and it's sitting in beautiful surroundings. Very nicely captured.........and worth viewing large for detail.

Lovely to see an alternative view in the PiP as well.
9 days ago

William Sutherland said:

Gorgeous capture and PIP!
9 days ago

Christa1004 said:

The castle looks massive, and the garden must be interesting to see too, with its topiary art.
7 days ago
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