Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Boundary wall to rear garden
Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Ruthin, Denbighshire, designated on 16 May 1978.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 16 May 1978
- Town
- Ruthin
- Community
- Ruthin
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.11287, -3.31052
- Cadw reference
- 840
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of WalesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "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).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 108 Flint (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Forming the W & S boundaries of the garden to Nos 20-21 Castle Street, the former also bounding the Lord's Garden, the latter the castle perimeter walkway.
History
Probably medieval in origin and possibly associated with Ruthin Castle. It joins the former Lord's Garden, attached to Nantclwyd House, which was the kitchen garden to the castle. It was part-castellated at last re-survey, and was probably renewed or embellished in the early C19.
Exterior
The wall forms a boundary with the footpath which runs around the perimeter of the grounds of Ruthin Castle Hotel; the wall curves round at the W end to join the walls of the former Lord's Garden.
Constructed of large blocks of random stone without copings, including some blocks of red sandstone, similar to that of Ruthin Castle; some rebuilding and repair. It is a high retaining wall to the footpath with low buttresses for part of its length; in the garden, the wall is c1.3m high to the E and 1m high to the W.
Reason for designation
Listed as an early boundary wall which appears to include medieval fabric, which may have been associated with Ruthin Castle. Group value with 20-22 Castle Street.
Nearby in the register
- 20-21 Castle StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 22 Castle StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Gateway & Lodge to Ruthin Castle HotelDomesticunder 1 mi
- 18 Castle StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.