Ireland · Still standing
Belfast Castle
Belfast Castle is a Victorian-era castellated mansion built on the slopes of Cave Hill in Belfast between 1867 and 1870. It stands within the Belfast Castle Demesne, occupies a prominent position about 120 m above sea level, and provides broad views over the city and Belfast Lough.
First raised
1879
Its prime
1870
Today
Still standing
As it stood in 1870
The shape it held in its prime.
Three-storey Victorian ashlar stone mansion with multiple round corner turrets capped by conical slate roofs and decorative finials, steep slate rooflines with stepped (crow-stepped) gables, a tall rectangular tower at one corner, and tall sash windows set in dressed stone surrounds painted a distinctive red. A curved external double stone staircase and balustraded terrace lead to the main entrance; the house sits above formal clipped-hedge gardens on the slopes of Cave Hill, fully complete and roofed at its prime.
Step inside
7 places to explore in 1870.
The record describes 7 distinct spots at Belfast Castle — including the full exterior approach. 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 Belfast Castle with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1870 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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