England · Ruin
Fotheringhay Castle
Fotheringhay Castle was a Norman motte-and-bailey fortress on the northern bank of the River Nene in Northamptonshire, England, founded around 1100. In its prime it consisted of a large water-encircled motte topped by a polygonal stone keep, with inner and outer baileys containing a great hall, chapel and domestic ranges. The castle was dismantled in the 17th century and today survives only as earthworks and occasional masonry remains.
Its prime
1452
Today
Ruin
As it stood in 1452
The shape it held in its prime.
A very large, flat-topped motte rises about 7 m above the surrounding ground, its base some 70 m across, historically ringed by a water-filled moat; atop the motte sits a polygonal stone keep. To the south and east are concentric baileys: an inner rectangular bailey with ranges including a great hall and small chapel, and an outer bailey protected by stone curtain walls and a gatehouse reached by a bridge across the moat. The stone is weathered grey and the castle crowns the Nene valley.
Step inside
9 places to explore in 1452.
The record describes 9 distinct spots at Fotheringhay Castle — including 2 interiors: great hall interior, small chapel interior. 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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