England · Ruin
Old Sarum
Old Sarum is the earthwork and ruin of the earliest settlement of Salisbury, sited on a prominent hill in Wiltshire with visible Norman castle earthworks, stone curtain, and the footprint of a cathedral and palace. The site preserves concentric banks and ditches and low stone ruins arranged around an oval inner bailey and outer enclosures, and is an English Heritage visitor site.
Its prime
1150
Today
Ruin
As it stood in 1150
The shape it held in its prime.
Sited on a broad oval hilltop, Old Sarum is defined by a continuous circular bank and wide ditch enclosing an inner bailey; within this the low, pale limestone remains of a Norman stone curtain form an irregular rectangular cluster of walls and foundations. To the north-west lie the long rectangular foundations of the cathedral precinct, while a large palace complex occupied the south-east quadrant; approach is by an eastern causeway and gate through the earthwork.
Step inside
9 places to explore in 1150.
The record describes 9 distinct spots at Old Sarum — including 4 interiors: interior of the cathedral nave and east-west axis, royal palace courtyard and the 60-metre great hall, norman keep interior and deep well 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 Old Sarum with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1150 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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