13 Facts About Castell Coch

Castell Coch is a 19th-century Gothic Revival castle built above the village of Tongwynlais in South Wales.

Castell Coch made little use of his new retreat, and in 1950 his grandson, the 5th Marquess of Bute, placed it into the care of the state.

Caerphilly Castle was built to control the new territory and Castell Coch—strategically located between Cardiff and Caerphilly—was reoccupied.

Castell Coch died at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314, triggering an uprising of the native Welsh in the region.

Castell Coch remained derelict; the antiquarian John Leland, visiting around 1536, described it as "all in ruin, no big thing but high".

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Castell Coch had a wide range of interests including archaeology, theology, linguistics and history.

Interest in medieval architecture increased in Britain during the 19th century, and in 1850 the antiquarian George Clark surveyed Castell Coch and published his findings, the first major scholarly work about the castle.

Reconstruction of Castell Coch was delayed until 1875, because of the demands of work at Cardiff Castle and an unfounded concern by the Marquess's trustees that he was facing bankruptcy.

Burges's team of craftsmen at Castell Coch included many who had worked with him at Cardiff Castle and elsewhere.

Castell Coch sent his gardener Andrew Pettigrew to France for training and planted a 1.

Castell Coch began to reduce the family's investments in South Wales.

In turn, the paintings in Castell Coch were removed by the ministry and sent to Cardiff, the National Museum of Wales providing alternatives from their collection for Castell Coch.

Castell Coch occupies a stretch of woodland on the slopes above the village of Tongwynlais and the River Taff, about 10.