Castell Coch Magnets

Rising from the wooded hillside of the Taff Gorge above the village of Tongwynlais in South Wales UK, are the fairytale towers of Castell Coch (Red Castle). Designed for the third Marquess of Bute by the eccentric Victorian architect William Burges in High Victorian Gothic style, the castle was only ever intended as a countryside retreat from the main residence in Cardiff Castle and was mainly used for entertaining. It was, however, built on the foundations of a medieval castle dating from 1267. Nikon D7000 Nikkor 18-200

Rising from the wooded hillside of the Taff Gorge above the village of Tongwynlais, are the fairytale towers of Castell Coch (Red Castle). Designed for the third Marquess of Bute by the eccentric Victorian architect William Burges in High Victorian Gothic style, the castle was only ever intended as a countryside retreat from the main residence in Cardiff Castle and was mainly used for entertaining. It was, however, built on the foundations of a medieval castle dating from 1267. Nikon D7000 Nikkor 18-200

Photographed on a cold December day from one of the public footpaths next to it and finished as a pencil drawing, the fairytale towers of Castell Coch. Designed for the third Marquess of Bute by the eccentric Victorian architect William Burges in High Victorian Gothic style, the castle was only ever intended as a countryside retreat from the main residence in Cardiff Castle and was mainly used for entertaining. It was, however, built on the foundations of a medieval castle dating from 1267.

A digital treatment of an original photograph of Castell Coch near Cardiff, South Wales.

A digital treatment of an original photograph of Castell Coch near Cardiff, South Wales.

The Bute family summer house in Wales - Castell Coch.

A digital treatment of an original photograph of Castell Coch near Cardiff, South Wales.

A digital treatment of an original photograph of Castell Coch near Cardiff, South Wales.

A digital treatment of an original photograph of Castell Coch near Cardiff, South Wales.

A digital treatment of an original photograph of Castell Coch near Cardiff, South Wales.

A digital treatment of an original photograph of Castell Coch near Cardiff, South Wales.

The famous Welsh fairytale castle in a stained glass design.

A collage of images taken in South Wales.