Pont Cysyllteis is a magnificent aqueduct that was built between 1795 and 1810 by the engineer Thomas Telford. One of the great monuments of the industrial age, it carries the Ellesmere Canal over the River Dee at a height of 23m. It is accompanied b..

Chirk Castle was constructed in 1295 and has been occupied ever since. This great fortress with its beautiful State Rooms has constantly been adapted to changing needs. Chirk stands in a landscape park of great splendour, but the most distinctive fea..

Plas Newydd, once a humble cottage, was transformed in 1780 into the black and white building it is today by two eccentric ladies who arrived from Ireland. They caused considerable comment at the time but entertained a constant stream of distinguishe..

The beautifully sited Valle Crucis Abbey was an important Cistercian abbey founded in 1201, today it is in ruins. It was well known for its patronage of the bards, including a local 14C poet, lolo Goch. The Early English west front still stands and t..