England · Restored
Chillingham Castle
Chillingham Castle is a medieval fortified residence in the village of Chillingham, Northumberland, England, long associated with the Grey and Bennet (Earls of Tankerville) families. The building began as a late 12th-century monastic site, was licensed to be crenellated in 1344 and later transformed into a domestic seat with added halls and a library; the estate includes listed lodges, gateways and gardens and a park that houses the rare Chillingham cattle.
First raised
1344
Its prime
1617
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1617
The shape it held in its prime.
A broad, quadrangular stone house with two projecting square towers at the flanking ends and a crenellated parapet along the roofline; the central three-storey projecting entrance bay has a stone doorway beneath mullioned windows and a carved coat of arms. Walls are of weathered grey sandstone ashlar with regularly spaced rectangular mullioned windows. The façade faces out over a formal lawn with a rectangular fountain and statuary; at its prime the battlements and residential wings were complete and in use.
Step inside
11 places to explore in 1617.
The record describes 11 distinct spots at Chillingham Castle — including 4 interiors: great hall, banquet hall, library 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.
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See Chillingham Castle with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1617 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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