England · Partial ruin
Launceston Castle
Launceston Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey castle sited on a prominent hill in Launceston, Cornwall. Much of the stone keep, a later high tower, stretches of curtain wall and at least one gatehouse survive as earthworks and masonry fragments; the bailey contained a great hall, chapel and later gaol.
First raised
1067
Its prime
1250
Today
Partial ruin
As it stood in 1250
The shape it held in its prime.
Perched on a terraced grassy motte, the castle is dominated by a circular stone keep topped by a taller cylindrical viewing tower; both are built of coarse grey-brown rubble masonry. Curtain walls with rounded flanking towers enclose a broad grassed bailey, interrupted by at least one stone gatehouse. The motte slopes are stepped with earth banks and scarps; low ruined wall-lines and foundation courses are visible within the bailey. The site faces south over a former deer park and the town below.
Step inside
10 places to explore in 1250.
The record describes 10 distinct spots at Launceston Castle — including 4 interiors: high tower viewing platform, site of the great hall in the south-west bailey, chapel interior 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.
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