Castell Coch

United Kingdom / Wales / Taffs Well /
 castle, folly, Grade I Listed (UK), tourist attraction, historic house
Castell Coch (English: Red Castle) is a 19th-century Gothic Revival castle built on the remains of a genuine 13th-century fortification. It is situated on a hillside near the village of Tongwynlais, in the north of Cardiff in Wales.
In 1871, John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute, ordered the site to be cleared of vegetation and debris while his architect, William Burges, drew up plans for a full reconstruction. Burges and the Marquess had been working for over three years on the rebuilding of Cardiff Castle; the aim at Castell Coch was to achieve another Gothic Revival masterpiece in the appropriate thirteenth-century style.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castell_Coch
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Coordinates:   51°32'9"N   3°15'17"W
This article was last modified 9 years ago