Ireland · Restored
Belvelly Castle
Belvelly Castle is a 14th- or 15th-century Irish tower house on the edge of an estuary in County Cork, overlooking the road bridge that links Fota Island to Great Island (Cobh). Built as a defensive tower house, it occupies a solitary position at the water's edge and was restored in the early 21st century for use as a private dwelling.
Its prime
1450
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1450
The shape it held in its prime.
A tall, rectangular stone tower house of several storeys rising directly at the water's edge on an estuarine inlet. Smooth grey rubble or ashlar masonry with narrow vertical slit windows and a single arched ground-level opening; the roofline finished by a low crenellated parapet with irregular merlons. No large outer bailey is visible from the photo; a low stone quay or retaining wall hugs the tower base and rolling agricultural land lies across the channel.
Step inside
6 places to explore in 1450.
The record describes 6 distinct spots at Belvelly 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 Belvelly Castle with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1450 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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