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Ruthin Castle

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Ruthin Castle in Wales
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Ruthin Castle (Welsh: Castell Rhuthun) 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. Part of the ancient walls still remain and now form part of the Ruthin Castle Hotel.

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Ruthin Castle ranks #1,673 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #43 of the 66 mapped in Wales. See how Wales compares in the castle statistics.

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