Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Gate in Garden at Rug
Corwen, Denbighshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 1 February 1995
- Locality
- Rug
- Community
- Corwen
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.98623, -3.40720
- Cadw reference
- 15565
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1795 "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Cadw's description
Location
Aligned with the main entrance of the house, at the boundary of garden and park.
History
The gate was made in 1825 by R.Hughes of Wrexham, and was originally at Glynllifon, Caernarvonshire, another seat of the Wynn's. It was moved to its present site c1970-80.
Exterior
Highly ornamental cast and wrought iron gate and piers, painted and gilded. Open-work cast piers with quatrefoil decoration and applied rosettes, each surmounted by a gilded heraldic emblem (a double-headed eagle). Gate has enriched top and bottom rails, and applied gilded wrought iron decoration comprising 4 linked semi-circles with heraldic motifs.
Reason for designation
A very fine example of an ironwork gateway, which although not at its original site, forms part of the context of the house at Rug.
Nearby in the register
- RugDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ice House in the grounds at RugDomesticunder 1 mi
- Rug MoundRound Barrowunder 1 mi
- Entrance Gates at RugDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.