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Clwyd, covering the former counties of Denbighshire and Flintshire, is exceptionally rewarding
in architecture. The medieval period has left a fine legacy, including castles of the time of
Edward I as sophisticated as any in Europe, the monastic ruins of Basingwerk and Valle Crucis,
and the distinctive local 'double-nave' type of Perpendicular church. Country houses range in
size and ambition from Erddig, Kinmel and Chirk Castle to a host of lesser buildings, humbler
but still of quality. Towns such as Denbigh and Ruthin, village groups and Victorian seaside
resorts all add to the pattern of styles and materials, a pattern further enriched by relics of the
Industrial Revolution and the striking diversity of vernacular styles.
