Chepstow Castle

Chepstow Castle Wales is the most established surviving post-Roman stone stronghold in Britain. Situated above bluffs on the River Wye, development started in 1067 under the guidance of the Norman Lord William FitzOsbern. Initially known as Striguil, it was the southernmost of a chain of mansions worked in the Welsh Marches, and with its appended lordship took the name of the connecting market town in about the 14th century.
In the 12th century the manor was utilized in the success of Gwent, the principal free Welsh kingdom to be vanquished by the Normans. It was hence held by two of the most intense Anglo-Norman magnates of medieval England, William Marshal and Richard de Clare. Nonetheless, by the 16^th century its military significance had wound down and parts of its structure were changed over into household ranges. Despite the fact that re-garrisoned amid and after the English Civil War, by the 1700s it had fallen into rot. With the later development of tourism, the chateau turned into a mainstream guest goal.
Chepstow Castle is available to the general population, and since 1984 has been under the watchful eye of Cadw, the Welsh government body with the duty regarding securing, rationing and advancing the fabricated legacy of Wales. There are exceptional occasions held regularly in the mansion and guests are currently ready to stroll along the fortifications and into Marten's Tower. Initially known as Striguil, it was the southernmost of a chain of manors worked in the Welsh Marches, and with its appended lordship took the name of the bordering market town in about the 14th century.