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Photo submitted by steve263.
Camera: Nikon D40
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The name means 'Red Castle; in Welsh and it is situated a few miles from Cardiff. See below from the Castle Wales web site
This building is chiefly known as a romantic folly supposedly reproducing a small medieval Welsh chieftain's stronghold, built in the 1870s, for the 3rd Marquess of Bute to a design by William Burges, and possessing the most remarkable interior decoration. However, it was built upon the remains of a genuine 13th century castle built in two stages. Evidence was found of the building having been deliberately slighted by mining.
The castle was probably founded by a Welsh lord in c1240-65 and had a round tower keep at the SW corner of a tiny D-shaped courtyard with a hall on the south side, all built of rough rubble sandstone from which the building took the name Castell Coch, or "Red Castle." It stands upon a platform commanding the gorge of the Taff and was protected towards the higher ground by a deep dry moat from the bottom of which the walls rise with a very b |
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| Paddy |
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Love these buildings Steve. It is like a fairy tale castle, the type you get to see in dolls house magazines lol. Must get to visit your beautiful country again soon and see some more of the sights |
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| bevb |
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Unbelieveable to think of the workmanship that went into these buildings, and thanks Steve for the information that goes with it, very interesting.  |
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Thank you steve263 for your participation at the photo blogs. |
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