Maen Huail
Maen Huail is a stone block at St Peter's Square, in the centre of Ruthin, Denbighshire, North Wales. A circular plaque next to it states "Maen Huail on which tradition states, King Arthur beheaded Huail, brother of Gildas the historian".Photo: PelaDiTo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site
- Also known as: “Maen Huail Historic Stone” and “Maen Huail, St Peter’s Square, Ruthin”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Peers Memorial and St Peter’s Church, Ruthin.
Peers Memorial
Clock
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Peers Memorial is in St Peter's Square, Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales. It is designated by Cadw as a Grade II listed building.
St Peter’s Church, Ruthin
Church
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Collegiate and Parochial Church of St Peter is the Anglican parish church of Ruthin, an ancient market town which lies within the Vale of Clwyd in Denbighshire, north east Wales. St Peter’s Church, Ruthin is situated 420 feet north of Maen Huail.
Pen-Dref Welsh Independent Chapel
Church
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pen-Dref Welsh Independent Chapel is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llanfwrog and Rhewl.
Llanfwrog
Village
Llanfwrog is a village in Denbighshire, in northern Wales. It hosts a church, Llanfwrog Church of St Mwrog and St Mary. The sturdy medieval tower of St Mwrog's crowns the hill west of Ruthin, marking the point where town gives way to countryside.
Rhewl
Village
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhewl is a village on the A525 between Ruthin and Denbigh in the county of Denbighshire in Wales. The village is beside the River Clywedog, which is bridged by the A525. Rhewl is situated 1½ miles northwest of Maen Huail.
Llanbedr-Dyffryn-Clwyd
Village
Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd is a small village and community in Denbighshire in Wales, approximately 2 miles north-east of the town of Ruthin on the main A494 road towards Chester. Llanbedr-Dyffryn-Clwyd is situated 1½ miles northeast of Maen Huail.
Maen Huail
- Categories: boulder, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.11438° or 53° 6′ 52″ northLongitude
-3.31074° or 3° 18′ 39″ westOpen location code
9C5R4M7Q+QPOpenStreetMap ID
node 7108210170OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q24182583
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In Other Languages
“Maen Huail” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Maen Huail Historic Stone”
- Welsh: “Maen Huail”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ruthin Town Council and Castle Hotel.
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