Lord Bute called in distinguished local historians and he assisted with tracing the history of the Castle [Cardiff Castle - Car

Lord Bute set up of the Bute Workshops and employed the finest Welsh craftsmen. [Cardiff Castle - Cardiff - Wales]

Monkeys on the Wall [Cardiff Castle - Cardiff - Wales]

Mons Meg, a six ton siege cannon given to James II in 1457

Nice shrubs outside castle wall - looks like Daleks [Cardiff Castle - Cardiff - Wales]

Path leading to the Norman keep [Cardiff Castle - Cardiff - Wales]

See the amazing decoration of Lord Bute's bedroom, dining & smoking rooms and library. [Cardiff Castle - Cardiff - Wales]

The Clock Tower [Cardiff Castle - Cardiff - Wales]

The Clock Tower was built on the foundations of a Roman bastion at the South West angle of the medieval curtain wall [Cardiff C

The faces of the clock are flanked by statues representing the principal planets with their respective zodiac on the pedestals a

These animals were added between 1885 and 1930 [Cardiff Castle - Cardiff - Wales]

This Norman Keep was built in the early 12th Century by Robert Consul, Earl of Gloucester [Cardiff Castle - Cardiff - Wales]

This was originally a moat, and extends all around the inner keep

Unfortunately, photography is not permitted within the castle rooms [Cardiff Castle - Cardiff - Wales]

William Burges was an eccentric architect and between 1867 and 1881, he designed this ornate mansion, rich in details. [Cardif