England · Partial ruin
Oxford Castle
Oxford Castle is a large medieval castle on the western side of central Oxford whose surviving medieval fabric includes a tall rectangular tower (St George's Tower), the motte, curtain walls and remnants of other towers. Most of the stone castle dates to the late 12th and 13th centuries; later it was reused as county administration and a prison, and today the medieval remains are preserved and listed.
Its prime
1235
Today
Partial ruin
As it stood in 1235
The shape it held in its prime.
A stone urban castle set against the western edge of the medieval town, dominated by a tall tapering rectangular tower of pale coral-rag stone (St George's Tower) and linked by straight stone curtain walls to other towers. The castle stands on a pronounced motte, surmounted by a ten-sided stone shell keep enclosing a very small inner courtyard; walls show narrow vertical slits and larger recessed openings for halls, all built of roughly coursed light-coloured limestone and ragstone.
Step inside
9 places to explore in 1235.
The record describes 9 distinct spots at Oxford Castle — including 3 interiors: shell keep — inner courtyard, underground chamber beneath the keep, st george's chapel and crypt. 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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