Chirk is a Town in the county of Wrexham (Wrecsam).

Chirk postcode: LL14 5EZ

Retail in Chirk

There are great places to visit near Chirk including some great towns and historic buildings.

Towns to visit near Chirk include Wrexham.

St Giles Church in Wrexham is one of Chirk's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Chirk.

Chirk History

There are some historic monuments around Chirk:

• Creigiau Eglwyseg Stone Circle
• Cryn-y-Brain Round Barrow
• Wat's Dyke: Section extending from Middle Sontley to Black Brook Bridge
• Offa's Dyke: section 550yds (500m) long, on Bakers Hill
• Motte castle adjacent to Oaklands Hall, Chirk Bank
• Wat's Dyke: section 350m long, 540m east of Weston Farm
• Offa's Dyke: Section from Footpath S of Pen-y-Bryn to Orseddwen
• Castell Brogyntyn ringwork castle 300m north east of Brogyntyn Farm
• Cefn y Gader Round Barrows
• Wat's Dyke: 110m long section, 620m south east of Henlle Home Farm
• Medieval cross in St Mary's churchyard, Dudleston
• Offa's Dyke: section two miles 780yds (3930m) long, from the stream W of Brook Cottage, Selattyn, to footpath crossing dyke W of Bron-y-Garth Also in Clwyd: Wales
• Offa's Dyke: section 200yds (180m) long, at Careg-y-Big
• Motte castle at Hisland
• Moated Site near Groesfoel Farm, Rhostyllen
• Wynnstay Colliery Winding Engine House
• Wat's Dyke, 490m long section, immediately north and south of Preeshenelle Bridge
• Bersham Colliery: No 2 Winding Gear
• Penycae Cairn
• Erddig Mound & Bailey Castle
• Roman military site at Rhyn Park
• Offa's Dyke: Y Gardden Camp Section
• Offa's Dyke: Chirk Park Section extending NE from the Lake
• The Holyhead Road: the Chirk Embankment and earlier trackways
• Offa's Dyke: Section N & S of Tan-y-Cut
• Offa's Dyke: section 1300yds (1190m) long, N from Careg-y-Big
• Bryn-y-Castell and a section of Wat's Dyke adjacent to Preeshenlle United Reformed Church
• Wat's Dyke: 375m long section immediately south of Middleton Road and west of Laburnum Drive
• Orseddwen cairn
• Offa's Dyke: Section N & S of Plas-Offa
• Offa's Dyke: section 410m long, E of Llawnt
• Wat's Dyke: 180m long section, 170m east of Pentre-wern
• Ruabon Mountain Round Barrow
• Darland Wood Round Barrows
• Offa's Dyke: Caeau-Gwynion Section
• Two Cairns on Ruabon Mountain
• Wynnstay Colliery Walker Fan House
• A 1.43km length of the Ellesmere Canal and associated features at Chirk Bank
• Old Oswestry hillfort, and two adjacent sections of Wat's Dyke
• Wat's Dyke: 140m long section, 370m south west of Gobowen Station
• Offa's Dyke: section 170m south-east of Fron
• Wat's Dyke:80m long section and adjacent cultivation terraces 540m east of Oswestry Castle
• Offa's Dyke: section 300yds (270m) long, N of Pentre-Shannel
• Offa's Dyke: section one mile 1000yds (2520m) long, N of Llanforda Mill
• Wat's Dyke, 380m long section, immediately east of the Sewage Works
• Castell y Waun Castle Mound
• Gardden Camp
• Whittington Castle
• Offa's Dyke: Section S of Bryn yr Owen Farm
• Offa's Dyke: Section extending 120m from Railway to Bronwylfa Road, Legacy
• Oswestry Castle: motte and adjoining section of the town wall immediately north east of Christ Church
• Offa's Dyke: Chirk Park Section extending 340m NE of Home Farm
• Eglwyseg Mountain Round Barrow
• Pont y Cysylltau
• Wat's Dyke: Section extending from Black Brook Bridge to Pentre-Clawdd
• Offa's Dyke: Section N of Home Farm
• Offa's Dyke: section 250yds (230m) long, S of Careg-y-Big
• Wat's Dyke: 365m long section, extending from 45m north east of Gate House on Shrewsbury Road
• Wat's Dyke: Section extending from Pentre-Clawdd to Wynnstay Park
• Offa's Dyke: Sections N & S of Bryn yr Owen Colliery
• Wat's Dyke, 420m long section, 190m west of the junction between Preeshenlle Lane and St Martin's Road
• Ring cairn and Selattyn Tower on Selattyn Hill
• Craig-y-Forwyn Cairn
• Offa's Dyke: section 400yds (370m) long, E of Llawnt
• Offa's Dyke: Section S of Aberderfyn Road
• Offa's Dyke: section 380m west of Pottery Cottages
• Pen y Gaer Hillfort
• Offa's Dyke: Section SW from Tatham Bridge
• Eyton Old Hall Moat
• Offa's Dyke: section 300yds (270m) long, S of Pen-y-Bryn Also in Clwyd: Wales
• Cefn y Cist Cairn
• Offa's Dyke: Chirk Castle Section extending NE from Castle Mill
• Cadwgan Hall Mound
• Offa's Dyke: Pentre-Bychan Hall Section, extending 540m S from Bron-Wylfa
• Croes-Foel Round Barrow
• Trefarclawdd colliery remains immediately north of Pottery Cottages
• Wat's Dyke: Section extending from Erddig Park to Middle Sontley
• Hadfod-y-Bwlch Round Barrow
• Creigiau Eglwyseg Round Barrow
• Graig cairn
• Coed-y-Gaer Hillfort
• Offa's Dyke: Cadwgan Hall Section, extending from River Clywedog to the Railway