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Allington Castle today

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Allington Castle

Allington Castle is a medieval stone castle in Allington, Kent, developed from a 13th-century fortified manor into a compound with domestic ranges and towers. The site has a surrounding moat, an irregular curtain wall with six round towers, a gatehouse on the north-west side and surviving domestic ranges including the Penchester Lodgings and a long gallery. It is a Grade I listed, privately owned residence restored in the 20th century.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons

First raised

1279

Its prime

1530

Today

Restored

As it stood in 1530

The shape it held in its prime.

An irregular parallelogram plan of light grey stone curtain walls punctuated by six round towers of varying diameters; the largest, four-storeyed Solomon's Tower, projects from the south‑west corner. A gatehouse stands on the north‑west side within the curtain wall. Domestic ranges sit against the west and east curtains (the Penchester Lodgings to the west and the banqueting/Great Hall to the east). The castle is surrounded by a broad water-filled moat crossed by an entrance bridge and approached through a barbican beyond the moat.

Step inside

11 places to explore in 1530.

The record describes 11 distinct spots at Allington Castle — including 6 interiors: gatehouse entrance and outer approach, long gallery (upper floor of dividing range), great hall / banqueting hall (east curtain) and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.

River approach and ornamental stone bridgeGatehouse entrance and outer approachOuter courtyard within the curtain wallInner courtyardLong Gallery (upper floor of dividing range)Great Hall / banqueting hall (east curtain)Penchester Lodgings (west range)Kitchens and buttery (south-east corner)Solomon's Tower (south-west exterior)North-east tower interior and spiral staircaseBarbican and 12th-century motte mound (near moat)

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