England · Partial ruin
Bolton Castle
Bolton Castle is a 14th-century quadrangular castle in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, built for Richard, 1st Baron Scrope of Bolton. The castle comprises high, continuous curtain walls with large square corner towers and was partly damaged in the 17th century; parts have been restored while other sections remain ruined. It is a Grade I listed building and remains in the ownership of the Scrope/Powlett descendants and is open to visitors.
First raised
1379
Its prime
1399
Today
Partial ruin
As it stood in 1399
The shape it held in its prime.
A large quadrangular plan of grey coursed limestone with four tall, mostly square corner towers and continuous high curtain walls; narrow vertical arrow-slit openings and larger rectangular and pointed-arched windows puncture the façades. Rooflines are dominated by battlemented parapets; some tower tops are broken away in places. The castle sits in a grassy valley setting with a low dry-stone boundary and farmed fields approaching the outer yard. At its prime the walls and towers would have been continuous and intact.
Step inside
7 places to explore in 1399.
The record describes 7 distinct spots at Bolton Castle — including 3 interiors: great chamber (throne-like seat), hall with hearth and smoke tunnels, south-west tower apartments (private chambers). 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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See Bolton Castle with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1399 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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