Description:The Ruin is situated on the banks of the River Sow; this monument was built c.1750 using stone from sections of Shugborough Hall pulled down during alterations. The architect was Thomas Wright of Durham, who may have also worked on the Cat's Monument.
Originally the Ruin was more extensive and included a Gothic pigeon house. On the opposite bank of the river was a Classical Colonnade, which was washed away in the floods of the late eighteenth century.
A Druid, worked in Coadestone, sits upon the monument. A duplicate of the Druid can be found in Croome Park, Worcestershire.
In the 1960s extensive renovation work was carried out on the structure when it was found to be leaning towards the river.