Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Denbigh Medieval Town (North - Eastern Corner)
Denbigh, Denbighshire, Wales
A scheduled monument in Denbigh, Denbighshire, recorded as Town (Medieval).
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Town
- Period
- Medieval
- Date of designation
- 27 February 1980
- Community
- Denbigh
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 53.18145, -3.41906
- SAM number
- DE225
- Cadw record number
- 599
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of WalesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 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)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Summary description and reason for designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument.
The monument consists of Denbigh town, dating to the Medieval period.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of Roman/medieval urban organisation and of the growth of towns. The monument forms an important element within the wider Roman/medieval context and the structure itself may be expected to contain archaeological information in regard to chronology, building techniques and functional detail.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive. The scheduled area is bounded to the north by the highway abutting Gwalia Villas and Bronygaer; to the east by the boundary wall of Plas Castell; to the south-east by Denbigh Town Walls; to the south-west by the east wall of Denbigh Castle and the curtilage of Bowling Green House; to the west by that portion of the scheduled area of Denbigh Town Walls covering the Exchequer Tower.
Nearby in the register
- Denbigh Town WallsTown Defencesunder 1 mi
- Tower of St Hilary's ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- St Hilary's ChapelTowerunder 1 mi
- Town Wall, including North-East, Countess and Goblin TowersDefenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.