Ruthin Castle
Denbighshire, Wales
Ruthin Castle is a castle in Denbighshire, Wales. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Tomen y Rhodwydd, 5.2 mi away.
Ruthin Castle at a glance
Type
Castle
Heritage status
scheduled monument
Grade I listed building
Nearest castle
Tomen y Rhodwydd
5.2 mi away
Castles in Denbighshire
8
Wales
About Ruthin Castle
Ruthin Castle (Welsh: Castell Rhuthun) is a medieval castle fortification in Wales, near the town of Ruthin in the Vale of Clwyd. It was constructed during the late 13th century by Dafydd ap Gruffydd, the brother of Prince Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, on a red sandstone ridge overlooking the valley.
From the Wikipedia article on Ruthin Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ruthin Castle sits at 53.1122, -3.3117 in Denbighshire. The closest other castles are Tomen y Rhodwydd (5.2 mi), Denbigh Castle and town walls (6.5 mi) and Mold Castle (8.0 mi). Denbighshire has 8 castles in all.
