England · Partial ruin
Piel Castle
Piel Castle is an early 14th‑century concentric castle on Piel Island off the Furness Peninsula, built by the Abbot of Furness Abbey to oversee the harbour and defend against raids. It comprises a three‑storey keep at the south‑east corner surrounded by inner and outer baileys with stone curtain walls, moats and towers. The site is now managed by English Heritage and is threatened by coastal erosion.
Its prime
1487
Today
Partial ruin
As it stood in 1487
The shape it held in its prime.
A squat three‑storey stone keep sits on a low clay mound in the castle's south‑east corner, reinforced with protruding buttresses and a small tower to the south‑east; concentric inner and outer curtain walls form roughly square baileys extending to the north‑west. The fabric is local beach stone with red ashlar dressings for doorways and windows. Moats and ditches encircle the baileys, crenellated parapets crown the walls, and the whole occupies a low tidal island by the harbour.
Step inside
9 places to explore in 1487.
The record describes 9 distinct spots at Piel Castle — including 2 interiors: keep central hallway (interior), outer bailey chapel. 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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