Castell Coch, Tongwynlais, Wales.
N 51° 32.172 W 003° 15.245
30U E 482377 N 5709485
Castell Coch, A Fairytale looking castle, high on a hillside North of Cardiff, at Tongwynllais, Wales. GPS/SatNav use CF15 7JS
Waymark Code: WMDZ2Q
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/11/2012
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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 steep hillside high above the village of Tongwynlais, to the north of Cardiff in Wales,
Designed by William Burges, with an impressively medieval appearance, working portcullis and drawbridge, and sumptuous interiors which rival those of Cardiff Castle.
"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 dazzling architectural tour de force of the High Victorian era, dream-like castle which combine sumptuous Gothic fantasy, with timeless fairy tale."
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