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.

The area close to Chirk boasts some of the best towns including Wrexham.

St Giles Church in Wrexham is a great place to visit close to Chirk if you like historic buildings.

Chirk History

There are some historic monuments around Chirk:

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