Twthill
Twthill is a Norman castle located near the town of Rhuddlan, Denbighshire in Wales; historic names for the site include Toothill and Tot Hill Castle and it is also known as Old Rhuddlan Castle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Castle
- Description: Norman castle in Denbighshire, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Twthill (Further and Additional Areas)”, “Twthill Castle”, and “Twthill, Rhuddlan”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rhuddlan CP - Ysgol Y Castell and Castle Inn.
Rhuddlan CP - Ysgol Y Castell
School
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhuddlan CP - Ysgol Y Castell is a school, which is situated 600 feet north of Twthill.
Castle Inn
Pub
Photo: Richard Hoare, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castle Inn is a pub, which is situated 1,200 feet north of Twthill.
The New Inn
Pub
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The New Inn is a pub, which is situated 1,800 feet northwest of Twthill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Asaph and Dyserth.
St Asaph
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Asaph is one of Britain's smallest cities, having a population of only 3,355. It is located in the lower parts of the Vale of Clwyd, in north Wales. The city's cathedral is one of four in Wales.
Dyserth
Village
Photo: Dot Potter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dyserth is a village, community and electoral ward in Denbighshire, Wales. Its population at the 2011 United Kingdom census was 2,269 and was estimated by the Office for National Statistics as 2,271 in 2019. Dyserth is situated 2 miles northeast of Twthill.
Cwm
Village
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cwm is a village and community in Denbighshire, below the hill Mynydd y Cwm. The church in Cwm is dedicated to two 6th-century saints, St Mael and St Sulien. Cwm is situated 2½ miles east of Twthill.
Twthill
- Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Rhuddlan, Denbighshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.28689° or 53° 17′ 13″ northLongitude
-3.46188° or 3° 27′ 43″ westElevation
36 feet (11 metres)Open location code
9C5R7GPQ+Q6OpenStreetMap ID
way 272604813OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Twthill” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Twthill”
- Danish: “Twthill (Rhuddlan)”
- Danish: “Twthill”
- German: “Old Rhuddlan Castle, Twthill”
- German: “Old Rhuddlan Castle”
- German: “Twthill”
- German: “Twtil”
- Portuguese: “Twthill”
- Swedish: “Twthill”
- Welsh: “Tomen Twtil”
- Welsh: “Twthill (Further and Additional Areas)”
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