Chepstow Castle

Chepstow Castle at , Monmouthshire, Wales, is the oldest surviving post-Roman stone fortification in Britain. Located above cliffs on the , construction began in 1067 under the instruction of the Norman Lord William FitzOsbern.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 52 feet (16 metres)
  • Opening hours:
    March 1–June 30 and September 1–October 31: 9:30 AM–5:00 PM
    July 1–August 31: 9:30 AM–6:00 PM
    November 1–February 28: 10:00 AM–4:00 PM
    December 24–26: closed
    January 1: closed
  • Description: castle in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales
  • Address: Bridge Street, Chepstow, NP16 5EZ
  • Also known as
    “Castell Cas-gwent”
    “Castelo de Chepstow”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chepstow Museum and Chepstow Library.
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is a in , , south east . is situated 820 feet east of Chepstow Castle.
Roy Parkhouse, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 780 feet south of Chepstow Castle.
Roy Parkhouse, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Parish and Priory Church of St Mary is located in , , south east . is situated 960 feet southeast of Chepstow Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chepstow and Tutshill.
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is an ancient market town and former port…
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is a village within the parish of in the Forest of Dean, , England.
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is a village in the Forest of Dean district of west , England.

Chepstow Castle

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Latitude
51.64401° or 51° 38′ 38″ north
Longitude
-2.67577° or 2° 40′ 33″ west
Open location code
9C3VJ8VF+JM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 350627267
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6286742
Wiki­data ID
Q1070187

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Chepstow Castle” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Chepstow gaztelua”
  • Catalan: “Castell Cas-gwent”
  • Catalan: “castell de Chepstow”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Chepstow”
  • Cebuano: “Chepstow Castle”
  • Danish: “Chepstow Castle”
  • Dutch: “Chepstow Castle”
  • French: “château de Chepstow”
  • French: “Château de Chepstow”
  • French: “Chepstow Castle”
  • German: “Chepstow Castle”
  • Hebrew: “טירת צ’פסטו”
  • Irish: “Castell Cas-gwent”
  • Italian: “castello di Chepstow”
  • Italian: “Castello di Chepstow”
  • Italian: “Chepstow Castle”
  • Japanese: “チェップストー城”
  • Japanese: “チェプストウ城”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Chepstow Castle”
  • Norwegian: “Chepstow Castle”
  • Persian: “قلعه چپستاو”
  • Portuguese: “Castell Cas-gwent”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Chepstow”
  • Russian: “Замок Чепстоу”
  • Russian: “Чепстоу”
  • Spanish: “Castillo Chepstow”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Chepstow”
  • Swedish: “Chepstow Castle”
  • Turkish: “Chepstow Kalesi”
  • Welsh: “Castell Cas-gwent”
  • Welsh: “Castell Cas-Gwent”
  • Welsh: “Castell Casgwent”

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