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Extract from the Rhuddlan Travel Guides:
RHUDDLAN
, two miles north of St Asaph, lies on the banks of a tidal reach of the Clwyd River (Afon Clywedog), which finally meets the sea at Rhyl. The town would be an insignificant suburb of Rhyl but for the diamond-shaped ruin of
Rhuddlan Castle
(Easter-Sept daily 10am-5pm; 2; CADW), built between 1277 and 1282 as a garrison and royal residence for Edward I. The impressive castle commands a canalized section of the river protected by
Gillot's Tower
. Behind, the castle's massive towers were the work of James of St George, who was responsible for the concentric plan that allowed archers on both outer and...
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