Ruthin: Sightseeing
Places and attractions in the Sightseeing category
Ruthin Craft Centre
Ruthin Craft Centre is a craft centre in the historic, market town of Ruthin north Wales. Ruthin Craft Centre shows the best in national and international contemporary applied arts.
Nantclwyd y Dre
Nantclwyd y Dre is a Grade 1 listed house in Ruthin, Denbighshire. It is Wales's oldest dated timbered town house, and is owned by the County and open to the public as a historic house museum.
Moel Famau
Moel Famau is the highest hill in the Clwydian Range and the highest point of the county of Flintshire in Wales. It lies on the boundary between Denbighshire and Flintshire.
Collegiate and Parochial Church of St Peter
The Collegiate and Parochial Church of St Peter is the Anglican parish church of Ruthin, an ancient market town which lies within the Vale of Clwyd in Denbighshire, north east Wales. It is a greater church of the diocese of St Asaph and a Grade I listed building.
Ruthin Gaol
Ruthin Gaol is a Pentonville style prison in Ruthin, Denbighshire. Ruthin Gaol ceased to be a prison in 1916 when the prisoners and guards were transferred to Shrewsbury. The County Council bought the buildings in 1926 and used part of them for offices, the county archives, and the town library.
Ruthin Castle
Ruthin Castle 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.
The Old Court House
The Old Court House, Ruthin, Denbighshire, North Wales was built in 1421 and is a Grade II* Listed Building. It was a branch of the National Westminster Bank until its closure in 2017 and is notable for being the first building to be attacked at the outset of Owain Glyndŵr's revolt on 6 September 1400.
Peers Memorial
Peers Memorial is in St Peter's Square, Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales. It is designated by Cadw as a Grade II listed building.
Seven Eyes
Seven Eyes is a Grade II* listed building in the community of Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales, which dates back to the 16th century. It was listed by Cadw.
Ruthin Town Hall
Ruthin Town Hall is a municipal facility in Market Street, Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales. It is a Grade II listed building.
Maen Huail
Maen Huail is a stone block at St Peter's Square, in the centre of Ruthin, Denbighshire, North Wales. A circular plaque next to it states "Maen Huail on which tradition states, King Arthur beheaded Huail, brother of Gildas the historian".
Coetmor
Coetmor is a house in Bryn Goodman, Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales. It is designated by Cadw as a Grade II listed building dated 1886. It was built for Col. Cornwallis-West and was designed by the Chester architect John Douglas. The house was originally named Elm Villa and later Coetmor, the surname of subsequent owners.
Dedwyddfa
Dedwyddfa is a house in Bryn Goodman, Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales. It is a Grade II listed building, dated 1886, built for the Cornwallis-West family of Ruthin Castle. Its design is attributed to the Chester architect John Douglas.
Rose Cottage
Rose Cottage is a Grade II-listed building in the community of Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales, which is a medieval cruck-framed hall-house. It was listed by Cadw.
Plas Coch
Plas Coch is a medieval Grade II Listed building in Ruthin, Denbighshire which received its listed status on 24 October 1950 by Cadw. It is of medieval origin and is a former C17 large town house. It was built in 1613 using red sandstone from the castle; it became home to the constable of the castle.
Nos. 33, 35 & 37 Clwyd Street
Nos.33, 35 & 37 Clwyd Street, Ruthin is a C16 timber framed grade II building in Ruthin, Denbighshire, which was listed on 16 May 1978 by Cadw. Today, it is used as a hop. Now a shopping precinct this building dates back to the 15th Century with examples of wattle and daub just inside the building on the right hand side.
The Old Mill
The Old Mill, Ruthin, Denbighshire, North Wales was designated Grade II listed building on the 24 October 1950; the mill probably dates from around 1300. The Warden of Ruthin, the early 19th century, Archdeacon Newcome, noted that the building had been used as a garrison chapel.
2 & 2A Well Street
2 & 2A Well Street, Ruthin is a Grade II listed building in the community of Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales, which dates back to at least the 19th century, with most parts rebuilt in 1904. It was listed by Cadw on 24 October 1950.
Ruthin Union Workhouse
Ruthin Union Workhouse was a workhouse on Llanrhydd Street, Ruthin, North Wales.