England · Partial ruin
Farnham Castle
Farnham Castle is a 12th-century stone motte-and-bailey castle in Farnham, Surrey, England, long used as the residence of the Bishops of Winchester. The site comprises a shell keep atop a motte, an inner bailey with domestic ranges and a bishop's palace, and an outer curtain wall with gatehouse and ditch. The keep and palace have been conserved and are open to the public with exhibitions and guided tours.
Its prime
1450
Today
Partial ruin
As it stood in 1450
The shape it held in its prime.
A squat, largely circular shell keep set on a raised grassy motte with a pronounced sloping basal batter of darker masonry; the upper walls of the keep are irregular and broken in places but retain the outline of the enclosed rampart. A stone curtain wall extends away from the motte with square flanking towers and a visible gate passage; the overall stonework mixes lighter and darker ashlar and rubble. The site sits within tended lawns and park trees, the motte rim enclosing a planted garden.
Step inside
10 places to explore in 1450.
The record describes 10 distinct spots at Farnham Castle — including 4 interiors: shell keep interior garden, inner bailey domestic ranges, bishop's palace great hall 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 Farnham Castle with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1450 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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