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Castell Coch
Castell Coch
Castell Coch

Castell Coch Detail  
     
 
CASTLE NAME: Castell Coch
ITEM NUMBER: COCH
SIZE: 7.75" H x 7.25" W
PRICE: $445.00 with base
LIMITED EDITION: 400
SERIES: Castles of Wales
STATUS: Current
 
 
 
Castell Coch Detail  
     

Standing among beech woods on a steep hillside overlooking the River Tan, CasteIl Coch (pronounced COE) lying just five miles from the center of Cardiff, South Wales, is one of the most romantic buildings in the British Isles. The original castle on this site, built in the 13th century by Gilbert the Red, Earl of Gloucester, was to guard the plain of Cardiff against the Welsh. Some time in the 15th century CasteIl Coch, the Red Castle, was destroyed, apparently by mines and fire. In 1871, the owner of CasteIl Coch, Lord Bute, reputedly the richest man in the world at that time, arranged for his architect, William Burges, to survey the ruined site with the idea of reconstruction...

 
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