- Castell Coch is a 19th-century Gothic Revival castle located in Tongwynlais, a village just outside of Cardiff, Wales. ... Castell Coch Wales - Cardiff Castles.
- 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").
- 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!
- 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 in Wales. Among the many ghostly entities that haunt Britain, phantom white ladies appear to be the most commonly encountered.
- White Lady of Castell Coch. Perched on a hill in the Fforest Fawr in South Wales, Castell Coch prominently rises above the tree line.
- 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.
- 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.
- In North Cardiff, Castell Coch (Red Castle in English) sits in the rich Welsh hillside surrounded by towering trees.
- 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.