England · Still standing
Shirburn Castle
Shirburn Castle is a moated, Grade I listed castle near Watlington in Oxfordshire, originally built in the late 14th century and extensively remodelled in the 18th century by Thomas Parker, Earl of Macclesfield. It remained the Macclesfield family seat into the 21st century and contained a renowned early-18th-century library and collections; the building today largely reflects the Georgian reinterpretation of the medieval plan.
First raised
1377
Its prime
1795
Today
Still standing
As it stood in 1795
The shape it held in its prime.
A two-to-three storey, quadrangular moated castle with four rounded corner towers and a crenellated gatehouse pierced by a large pointed arch. The core was medieval limestone but by the Georgian remodelling the exterior carried an eighteenth-century brick facing in places; rooflines are pitched with multiple tall brick chimneys and sash windows. At its prime the curtain ranges enclosed a central courtyard and the building presented a compact, regularly planned silhouette with battlements along the parapets.
Step inside
9 places to explore in 1795.
The record describes 9 distinct spots at Shirburn Castle — including 5 interiors: medieval entrance hall, armoury, library 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.
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See Shirburn Castle with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1795 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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