England · Restored
Hopton Castle
Hopton Castle is a small medieval stone keep and bailey near the village of Hopton in Shropshire, England. Originally a motte-and-bailey, a rectangular two-storey stone keep and fortified bailey date from the 13th century; the castle was besieged during the English Civil War and fell into ruin in the early 18th century before conservation and partial restoration in the 21st century.
Its prime
1265
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1265
The shape it held in its prime.
A compact, rectangular two-storey stone keep built of irregular grey-brown rubble with red-sandstone dressings around its openings; the principal (south) face has a pointed-arch doorway with moulded surround, narrow slit and lancet windows set asymmetrically, and a heavily weathered upper wall where the parapet and roofline have collapsed. The keep stands on a low grassy motte with traces of the surrounding bailey and vegetation in wall crevices; masonry is coursed but roughly finished, with signs of later repairs.
Step inside
6 places to explore in 1265.
The record describes 6 distinct spots at Hopton Castle — including 2 interiors: interior of the keep — central chamber, garderobe chamber revealed in conservation. 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 Hopton Castle with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1265 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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