Castell Coch
Castell Coch 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.
- Tourist attraction
- …lies at an elevation of 331 feet (101 metres)
- …is not wheelchair accessible
- …is operated by Cadw
- Opening hours: 9:30 AM–5:00 PM
- Description: castle in Tongwynlais, Cardiff, Wales
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Taffs Well railway station and Ynys Bridge.
Taffs Well railway station
Taffs Well railway station is a railway station…
2,900 feet northwest of Castell Coch
Ivy House Farmhouse
Ivy House Farmhouse is a building.
1,900 feet south of Castell Coch
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Morganstown and Gwaelod-y-Garth.
Gwaelod-y-Garth
Gwaelod-y-Garth is a village in the community of Pentyrch, Cardiff in Wales.
Castell Coch
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Latitude
51.53586° or 51° 32′ 9″ north
Longitude
-3.25477° or 3° 15′ 17″ west
Open location code
9C3RGPPW+83
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building = yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = castle
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tourism = attraction
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Western Panjabi—“Castell Coch” goes by many names.
Coch gazteluaBasque
科奇城堡Chinese
Castell CochCzech
Castell CochDanish
კასტელ-კოხიGeorgian
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