England · Partial ruin
Southampton Castle
Southampton Castle was a royal castle erected after the Norman Conquest on rising ground in the north-west corner of medieval Southampton, overlooking the mouth of the River Test and the town quays. It was converted into stone from the 12th century and rebuilt late in the 14th century with a new keep, barbican and artillery fittings. Most of the medieval site has been redeveloped and only fragments of the castle and sections of the curtain walls survive today.
Its prime
1388
Today
Partial ruin
As it stood in 1388
The shape it held in its prime.
Stone castle sited on a 14 m diameter motte at the town's north-west corner overlooking the mouth of the River Test and adjacent quays. A circular stone shell-keep crowns the motte, surrounded by a narrow ring-ditch and encircling curtain wall; an outer barbican and low mantlet wall protect the landward approach. Broad inner bailey opens to the south with ranges and vaulted storage beneath the hall; the curtain connects into the town walls with exposed foundation piers and periodic projecting wall-ends and a river-facing watergate.
Step inside
10 places to explore in 1388.
The record describes 10 distinct spots at Southampton Castle — including 2 interiors: inner bailey courtyard, castle hall and vault. 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 Southampton Castle with the fires lit.
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