England · Ruin
Brough Castle
Brough Castle is a medieval castle built within the Roman fort of Verterae near the village of Brough in Cumbria. It was developed from an 11th-century motte-and-bailey into a stone castle, enlarged by the Cliffords and later restored by Lady Anne Clifford before falling into ruin and passing to English Heritage.
First raised
1092
Its prime
1390
Today
Ruin
As it stood in 1390
The shape it held in its prime.
Perched on the raised earthworks of a former Roman fort, the castle reads as a long curtain wall of warm red-brown sandstone with a prominent round tower (Clifford's Tower) at one corner and several stepped bases and rectangular window openings. The curtain has tall arched windows and compact, angular towers and buttresses; it sits on a grassy mound overlooking the Eden valley, with a cobbled bailey behind the outer wall and complete battlements at its prime.
Step inside
10 places to explore in 1390.
The record describes 10 distinct spots at Brough Castle — including 4 interiors: first-floor hall and chamber block, apartments in clifford's tower (bedchambers), solar and private chambers 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.
Create History
See Brough Castle with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1390 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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