England · Restored
Guildford Castle
Guildford Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey fortress whose large quadrangular keep dominates a raised grassy mound in the centre of Guildford, Surrey. Built in the late 11th–12th centuries and upgraded into a royal residence in the 13th century, the keep and remaining earthworks survive today within public castle gardens and form a local historic landmark.
First raised
1100
Its prime
1250
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1250
The shape it held in its prime.
A massive quadrangular stone keep (about 47 by 45 feet) rising over 70 feet from the centre of a steep motte, with walls some 10 feet thick at the base that taper toward the top; built of local Bargate sandstone with strong mortar and a crenellated parapet and lead roof. The keep sits within a roughly circular earthwork motte and ditch with the bailey spread down the slope toward Castle Hill, where lower stone palace and hall buildings present larger 13th-century windows.
Step inside
11 places to explore in 1250.
The record describes 11 distinct spots at Guildford Castle — including 6 interiors: first-floor main chamber in the keep, keep chapel, second-floor two-seat garderobe 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 Guildford Castle with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1250 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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