• Three sculptures of parrot headed characters by Laura Ford in Castell Coch. Little Lords 1, 2 + 3, 2019, jesmonite, steel, fabric + mixed media, 130 x 58 x 45cm.
  • Castell Coch (Welsh for 'red castle'; Welsh pronunciation: [ˈkas.tɛɬ koːχ]) is a 19th-century Gothic Revival castle built above the village of Tongwynlais, Cardiff in Wales.
  • Castell Coch is great for older children who can listen to the intriguing audio guide which will guide them around the house and keep them attentive.
  • Castell Coch’s external features and the High Victorian interiors led the historian David McLees to describe it as “one of the greatest Victorian triumphs of...
  • ...D-shaped courtyard with a hall on the south side, all built of rough rubble sandstone from which the building took the name Castell Coch, or "Red Castle."
  • Dubbed as the fairytale castle, Castell Coch or Red Castle was built in the 19th century as a love sanctuary for the 3rd Marquess of Bute and his Lady.
  • Castell Coch was probably destroyed by the rebels in July 1314, and possibly slighted to put it beyond any further use; it was not rebuilt and the site was abandoned.
  • Castell Coch, or the ‘Red Castle’, rises up from the ancient beech woods of Fforest Fawr like a vision from a fairy tale.
  • The extensive restoration of the 19th century transformed Castell Coch from a neglected ruin into one of the most well-preserved and elaborately appointed castles...
  • Castell Coch is a Victorian fantasy castle built by William Burges for the Marquess of Bute.