Castell Coch

Castell Coch is a 19th-century Gothic Revival castle built above the village of in Wales. The first castle on the site was built by the Normans after 1081 to protect the newly conquered town of and control the route along the .
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  • Opening hours: 9:30 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: castle in Tongwynlais, Cardiff, Wales, UK
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Taffs Well railway station and Ivy House Farmhouse.

Railway station
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is a railway station serving the village of , , , as well as neighbouring Gwaelod-y-Garth, . is situated 2,900 feet northwest of Castell Coch.

Building
Photo: No Swan So Fine, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a building, which is situated 1,900 feet south of Castell Coch.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 3,600 feet south of Castell Coch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Morganstown and Gwaelod-y-Garth.

Suburb
Photo: Robin Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a part of the community of in the north of , just over 5 miles northwest of Cardiff city centre and separated from to the south by the M4 motorway.

Village
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is a village in the community of , in .

Suburb
is a district of , the capital city of , lying immediately to the north of next to junction 32 of the M4 motorway. It is within the Whitchurch & Tongwynlais electoral ward.

Castell Coch

Latitude
51.53586° or 51° 32′ 9″ north
Longitude
-3.25477° or 3° 15′ 17″ west
Operator
Cadw
Open location code
9C3RGPPW+83
Open­Street­Map ID
way 872017678
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q2704850
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Western Panjabi—“Castell Coch” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Coch gaztelua”
  • Catalan: “Castell Coch”
  • Cebuano: “Castell Coch”
  • Chinese: “科奇城堡”
  • Czech: “Castell Coch”
  • Danish: “Castell Coch”
  • Dutch: “Castell Coch”
  • French: “château Coch”
  • French: “Château Coch”
  • Georgian: “კასტელ-კოხი”
  • German: “Castell Coch”
  • Italian: “Castell Coch”
  • Japanese: “カステル・コッホ”
  • Japanese: “コーク城”
  • Japanese: “コッホ城”
  • Polish: “Zamek Coch”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo Coch”
  • Russian: “Замок Кох”
  • Spanish: “Castell Coch”
  • Swedish: “Castell Coch”
  • Welsh: “Castell Coch”
  • Western Panjabi: “کیسل کوچ”

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