Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Rhug ornamental wrought iron gates
Corwen, Denbighshire, Wales
A scheduled monument in Corwen, Denbighshire, recorded as Gate (Post Medieval/Modern).
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Gate
- Period
- Post Medieval/Modern
- Community
- Corwen
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 52.98242, -3.40966
- SAM number
- ME047
- Cadw record number
- 3207
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesBayerische Staatsbibliothek, MunichLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1588 map "Ortelius, Abraham: Theatro De La Tierra Universal. 0" (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1588 · Ortelius, Abraham: Theatro De La Tierra Universal. 0 (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich)
- 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)
- 1898 · 120 Corwen (Hills) (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 comprises a pair of black-painted, ornamental wrought iron gates, hung upon a wrought iron arched framework. The central motif of the arch is a sun, with a shield surmounted by a gilded rampant lion. The gates hang between square-section stone piers and low quadrant walls topped by screen railings. The gates date to the early 18th century, and were made by Robert Davies of Croes Foel.
The monument is of national importance as a fine example of 18th century wrought iron work, forming part of an important designed landscape.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and an area around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.
Nearby in the register
- Entrance Gates at RugDomesticunder 1 mi
- Rug MoundRound Barrowunder 1 mi
- Ice House in the grounds at RugDomesticunder 1 mi
- RugDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.