Gardden (Rocky) Woods & Devil’s Bridge, Ruabon

Gardden Woods is known locally as ‘Rocky Woods’ because of the three old sandstone quarries, which supplied stone to North Wales, Lancashire and Cheshire until 1952.  

Devil’s Bridge 

The famous ‘Devil’s Bridge’ over the river in Rocky Woods was a notorious spot for suicides in the 18th Century. 

  • Devil’s Bridge
  • Devil’s Bridge
  • Devil’s Bridge

Source: Pics Graham Lloyd; Text Wat’s Dyke Trail.

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