- By the 14th century, Castell Coch had evolved into a significant Welsh castle. Strong outer curtain walls of stone were added, encircling an enlarged bailey.
- Caerphilly Castle was built to control the new territory and Castell Coch—strategically located between Cardiff and Caerphilly—was reoccupied.
- Castell Coch was built on the site of a 13th-century castle. The earlier fortification was constructed by a Welsh chieftain referred to as Ifor Bach ("Little Ivor").
- The highly decorated interiors and rich furnishings of Castell Coch make it a dazzling masterpiece of the High Victorian era. But it’s no exotic folly.
- Yet these great towers with their unmistakable conical roofs only hint at the splendour within. Address: Castell Coch, Cardiff CF15 7JS.
- Castell Coch parking is free and right in front of the castle coch. The entrance to car park Castell Coch looks like this when the path gate is open
- White Lady of Castell Coch. Perched on a hill in the Fforest Fawr in South Wales, Castell Coch prominently rises above the tree line.
- There has been a castle on the site of Castell Coch since the Norman times to protect the growing town of Cardiff before it became a city in 1081!
- Castell Coch translates as the Red Castle, but not named after Red Gilbert, but the red sandstone it was constructed from. ... Cardiff Castle and Castell Coch.
- The magnificence of Castell Coch in South Wales is due to its distinctive conical roofs. This castle is a wonderful image of an imagined medieval world.