Wales · Partial ruin
Ruthin Castle
Ruthin Castle is a medieval fortification in North Wales originally built in the late 13th century by Dafydd ap Gruffydd. It was a marcher stronghold that was slighted after the Civil War; substantial sections of the curtain walls survive and have been incorporated into a hotel. The ruins stand on a red sandstone ridge overlooking the Vale of Clwyd.
Its prime
1300
Today
Partial ruin
As it stood in 1300
The shape it held in its prime.
A high curtain of roughly coursed grey stone with distinctive red-sandstone dressings around major openings sits on a red sandstone ridge above a grassy slope. A rounded tower fragment projects from one corner and a large pointed arched gateway with red-sandstone voussoirs opens into the interior; corbelled stone courses sit above the arch. The wall face shows punched window openings and a continuous defensive skyline in its original complete state.
Step inside
5 places to explore in 1300.
The record describes 5 distinct spots at Ruthin Castle — including 1 interior: inner courtyard (seen through gateway). Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.
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See Ruthin Castle with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1300 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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