England · Ruin
Ashby de la Zouch Castle
Ashby de la Zouch Castle is a late-medieval fortified site in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, converted from an earlier manor by William, Lord Hastings after 1473. The complex featured two large multi-storey towers flanking ranges of domestic buildings and a substantial surrounding park and gardens; it was slighted in the mid-17th century and today survives as a managed ruin.
Its prime
1617
Today
Ruin
As it stood in 1617
The shape it held in its prime.
Massive, multi-storey rectangular stone towers flank a low linking curtain wall with a sequence of tall arched openings and window embrasures; the towers rise with stacked vertical window holes and a crenellated parapet line at the top of the taller tower. The masonry is weathered grey-brown ashlar and rubble; most roofs are absent in the ruins but at prime the ranges and towers formed a continuous roofline around an inner court set above a broad grass forecourt and adjacent formal gardens and parkland.
Step inside
5 places to explore in 1617.
The record describes 5 distinct spots at Ashby de la Zouch Castle — including 1 interior: curtain wall and inner court. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.
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