England · Ruin
Hadleigh Castle
Hadleigh Castle is a medieval fortification on a clay ridge overlooking the Thames Estuary in Essex, England. Built and expanded across the 13th–14th centuries, it comprised a ring of curtain walls and multiple large circular towers with royal lodgings facing the estuary; today the site survives as a ruin managed by English Heritage.
First raised
1230
Its prime
1370
Today
Ruin
As it stood in 1370
The shape it held in its prime.
Sited along a low, elongated ridge above the Thames Estuary, the castle at its prime presented a continuous pale Kentish ragstone curtain wall pierced by several large, regularly spaced circular towers — notably two broad round towers on the east and a dominant ‘High Tower’ guarding the north entrance. The south side contained a run of royal lodgings and terraced gardens stepping down the slope toward the estuary; a wharf and tidal mill lay off the southern base. Roofed domestic ranges sat against the taller masonry of the towers and battlemented wall-walk.
Step inside
8 places to explore in 1370.
The record describes 8 distinct spots at Hadleigh Castle — including 2 interiors: great hall and solar range (south side), kitchen, larder and service range. 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 Hadleigh Castle with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1370 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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