England · Restored
Netley Castle
Netley Castle is a mid-16th-century artillery fort built under Henry VIII on a small coastal hill beside Southampton Water, about 250 metres south-west of Netley Abbey. Its original form comprised a central stone keep with deep embrasures and two flanking gun platforms to command the approaches to the Solent; it was garrisoned and armed against invasion. The building survives in later-modified form and is a scheduled monument and Grade II* listed building.
First raised
1542
Its prime
1544
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1544
The shape it held in its prime.
A compact, rectangular central stone keep approximately 19.5 by 14 metres with a low roofline marked by battlements and deep embrasures along the parapet; two low flanking gun platforms sit directly to east and west of the keep and project toward the water. Built of reused abbey masonry, the fort stands on a small coastal hill close to the beach on Southampton Water, complete and fitted for artillery with visible gun embrasures and walkable parapets.
Step inside
6 places to explore in 1544.
The record describes 6 distinct spots at Netley Castle — including 1 interior: central keep — garrison chamber (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.
Create History
See Netley Castle with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1544 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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