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Situated at the end of the
Vale of Clwyd in Denbighshire, Ruthin is a
market town of about 5000 people, and full of
Elizabethan, Georgian and Victorian
architecture. The name Ruthin means Red City
and reflects the large sandstone hill on which
the town was built, originally as a strategic
lookout over the River Clwyd. The remains of
its castle are some of the oldest in Wales.
Building started in 1277 by order of Edward 1,
predating the more famous castles of Conwy and
Caernarfon by many years. |
Ruthin - © Wales Tourist Board |
