Cyfarthfa Castle

E94585

Cyfarthfa Castle is a 19th-century mock-Gothic mansion in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, historically linked to the iron industry and now serving as a museum and public park.

Jump to: Statements Referenced by

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf country house
historic house
museum
tourist attraction
architect Robert Lugar
architecturalStyle Gothic Revival
surface form: Gothic Revival architecture

mock-Gothic
architecturalType mansion
connectedTo Cyfarthfa Ironworks
connectedToIndustry iron industry
constructionStart 1824
continent Europe
country United Kingdom
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 290 metres
hasAmenity café
car park
walking trails
hasCollection decorative arts
fine art collection
industrial heritage exhibits
social history displays
hasEducationalProgramme school visits
hasFeature battlements
formal gardens
ornamental lake
parkland
towers
turrets
hasPart Cyfarthfa Park
hasUse art gallery
educational facility
museum
public park
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building
inception 1824
locatedInTimeZone Europe/London
location Merthyr Tydfil NERFINISHED
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough NERFINISHED
Wales
materialUsed local stone
numberOfStoreys 3
openToPublic yes
operatedBy Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
originalFunction ironmaster's house
originalOwner William Crawshay II
overlooks Merthyr Tydfil NERFINISHED
Taff Valley
ownedBy Crawshay family

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Merthyr Tydfil hasLandmark Cyfarthfa Castle
Cyfarthfa Ironworks nearby Cyfarthfa Castle