England · Ruin
Sandal Castle
Sandal Castle is a medieval motte-and-bailey castle built on a sandstone ridge (Oaks Rock) overlooking the River Calder at Wakefield, West Yorkshire. Now a ruin, it once had a circular stone keep with four towers, curtain walls and a barbican guarding the approach; the site is a Scheduled Monument and Grade II* listed building.
Its prime
1275
Today
Ruin
As it stood in 1275
The shape it held in its prime.
At its prime (c.1275) Sandal Castle presented a compact circular stone keep with four cylindrical towers rising several storeys, surrounded by a six-metre-high crenellated curtain wall with a wall-walk. A three-storey barbican and pair of drum towers protected the approach and a drawbridge spanned the moat; the bailey was crescent-shaped with a central well. Built of pale yellow-brown sandstone rubble, the complex stood on a grassy sandstone ridge overlooking the River Calder.
Step inside
9 places to explore in 1275.
The record describes 9 distinct spots at Sandal Castle — including 3 interiors: inside the barbican passage, main hall within the circular keep, east tower and the deep well. 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 Sandal Castle with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1275 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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