England · Partial ruin
Rochester Castle
Rochester Castle is a medieval stone fortress on the east bank of the River Medway in Rochester, Kent. Its dominant feature is the large 12th-century rectangular keep built for the Archbishop of Canterbury; surrounding curtain walls and ruined ranges enclose the inner ward. The site saw major sieges in the 13th century and later fell into partial ruin before being conserved and opened as a public park.
First raised
1087
Its prime
1141
Today
Partial ruin
As it stood in 1141
The shape it held in its prime.
A massive rectangular 12th-century stone keep of roughly coursed local ragstone rises above lower curtain walls and ruined ranges; the keep has narrow slit and arched windows, vertical-faced walls and a crenellated parapet. Curtain walls of similar stone connect to fragmentary domestic ranges with arched openings. The castle stands beside the River Medway and the town, set on a raised ward with visible ditches and an open grassy forecourt leading up to the base of the keep.
Step inside
8 places to explore in 1141.
The record describes 8 distinct spots at Rochester Castle — including 2 interiors: keep first-floor hall (interior), keep prison chamber. 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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See Rochester Castle with the fires lit.
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