Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
840
Building Number
20
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
16/05/1978
Date of Amendment
12/07/2006
Name of Property
Boundary wall to rear garden
Address
20 Castle Street
Location
Unitary Authority
Denbighshire
Community
Ruthin
Town
Ruthin
Locality
Easting
312377
Northing
358101
Street Side
Location
Forming the W & S boundaries of the garden to Nos 20-21 Castle Street, the former also bounding the Lord's Garden, the latter the castle perimeter walkway.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Probably medieval in origin and possibly associated with Ruthin Castle. It joins the former Lord's Garden, attached to Nantclwyd House, which was the kitchen garden to the castle. It was part-castellated at last re-survey, and was probably renewed or embellished in the early C19.
Exterior
The wall forms a boundary with the footpath which runs around the perimeter of the grounds of Ruthin Castle Hotel; the wall curves round at the W end to join the walls of the former Lord's Garden.
Constructed of large blocks of random stone without copings, including some blocks of red sandstone, similar to that of Ruthin Castle; some rebuilding and repair. It is a high retaining wall to the footpath with low buttresses for part of its length; in the garden, the wall is c1.3m high to the E and 1m high to the W.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as an early boundary wall which appears to include medieval fabric, which may have been associated with Ruthin Castle. Group value with 20-22 Castle Street.
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