Opened in 1894, Roath park boasts what is probably the largest man-made lake within a city boundary.
It took seven years to transform the marshy bog-land into Roath Park, donated to the Cardiff
Corporation by the Marquis of Bute
. The lighthouse was erected in tribute to Captain Scott, who set sail on his voyage to the Antarctic from Cardiff.
This close-up view of the lighthouse is from a boat.
