Photographs of Chirk Castle

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Completed in 1310, Chirk Castle is very close to Offa's Dyke in Wrexham, Wales. It is the only Welsh castle from the reign of Edward I that's still lived in today. Features from its 700 years include the medieval tower and dungeon, 17th-century Long Gallery, grand 18th-century state apartments, servants' hall and historic laundry. The towers were originally at least one storey higher, the upper parts probably being removed after the Civil War bombardment of 1659.