Castell Coch is only just off the M4 motorway just north of Cardiff, perched on the side of a hill
An impressive entrance. The drawbridge and the portcullis actually work, but no chance of trying them out!
Courtyard
Chapel tower
The interior is a real folly, complete with loads of OTT decoration.
It was nice to pop in again for a visit.
6 comments:
Nice. Thanks for the photos.
-- Jeff
Coch means 'red' in Welsh. Just so you know! Nice photos by the way.
Excellent pics, If I didn't already know I'd have said its a German castle!!
Awesome looking place.
What a great shack! Just the sort of dwelling place I'd like to live in. And wargame. 'Red Castle' is a name, by the way, like the sort of pile inhabited by one Baron Reginald Front-de-Boeuf. Named, not for the clour of its stone, or timber, or turret roofs; but for the deeds concealed therein.
But this is such a cheerful looking place...
Thanks Will
I had forgotten about Castell Coch;
stopped in for look at this castle back in 2003 while on a cycle tour.
Randy
Vancouver, Canada
Post a Comment