King Arthur
...Merlin, Dragons & The Sword In The Stone
The first of two Clwydian Mountain Range Arthurian locations: the Maen Huail is a limestone block in Ruthin’s town centre. Elis Gruffydd (1490-1552) recorded it as the very stone on which King Arthur beheaded the young warrior Huail, who made the fatal error of raiding his lands, stealing his mistress, and mocking him for a slight limp which Huail himself had inflicted. It was probably used as a civic or preaching stone, originally positioned in the middle of the street to mark the point where a charter permitted trade. Ruthin is a pretty market town with a Victorian jail and an excellent craft centre.
Maen Huail, Ruthin
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- Region : North East Wales
- Grid Ref : SJ 12363 58269
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The first of two Clwydian Mountain Range Arthurian locations: the Maen Huail is a limestone block in Ruthin’s town centre. Elis Gruffydd (1490-1552) recorded it as the very stone on which King Arthur beheaded the young warrior Huail, who made the fatal error of raiding his lands, stealing his mistress, and mocking him for a slight limp which Huail himself had inflicted. It was probably used as a civic or preaching stone, originally positioned in the middle of the street to mark the point where a charter permitted trade. Ruthin is a pretty market town with a Victorian jail and an excellent craft centre.
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