Castell Coch
Cardiff, Wales
Castell Coch is a castle in Cardiff, Wales. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Morganstown Castle Mound, 0.5 mi away. It is cared for by Cadw.
Castell Coch at a glance
Type
Castle
Cared for by
Cadw
Heritage status
scheduled monument
Grade I listed building
Architect
William Burges
About Castell Coch
Castell Coch (Welsh for 'red castle'; Welsh pronunciation: [ˈkas.tɛɬ koːχ]) is a 19th-century Gothic Revival castle built above the village of Tongwynlais in Wales. The first castle on the site was built by the Normans after 1081 to protect the newly conquered town of Cardiff and control the route along the River Taff.
From the Wikipedia article on Castell Coch, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castell Coch sits at 51.5358, -3.2547 in Cardiff. The closest other castles are Morganstown Castle Mound (0.5 mi), Twmpath Castle (1.4 mi) and Morgraig Castle (2.1 mi). Cardiff has 10 castles in all.
