• Castell Coch is a Victorian fantasy castle built by William Burges for the Marquess of Bute.
  • While resting on ancient foundations, Castell Coch (Red Castle) is relatively modern, the by-product of a vivid Victorian imagination, assisted by untold wealth.
  • After a visit to Castell Coch it is worth visiting nearby Castell Coch to see the ultimate example of the collaboration between Lord Bute and William Burges.
  • It's hard to believe Castell Coch has been the 2nd home for the wealthy and influential for over 700 years.
  • One of the best day trips from Cardiff is a visit to Castell Coch which lies above the village of Tongwynlais.
  • Castell Coch was constructed to embody the marriage of Gothic and High Victorian design, a restoration of what was once a building of strategy and necessity...
  • Castell Coch is a nineteenth-century Gothic Revival castle constructed above the village of Tongwynlais in South of Wales.
  • Cymraeg: Mae Castell Coch (Castell y Tylwyth Teg) yn gastell o'r 19eg ganrif yn arddull yr Adfywiad Gothig, a adeiladwyd ar safle adfeilion caer go iawn.
  • Several fortifications were erected in the surrounding region to defend the new site, notably Castell Coch.
  • There were various skirmishes between local Welsh chiefs, the Normans and others but it is widely recorded that Castell Coch became a ruin in 1530.