Ireland · Still standing
Killyleagh Castle
Killyleagh Castle is a privately owned castle in the village of Killyleagh, County Down, Northern Ireland, with fabric on the site dating back to 1180 and long association with the Hamilton family from the early 17th century. The present romantic silhouette was created in the mid-19th century when Sir Charles Lanyon remodelled and re‑encased the house in a Loire‑château manner while retaining earlier towers and walls.
Its prime
1860
Today
Still standing
As it stood in 1860
The shape it held in its prime.
A three-storey rectangular stone main block with a steep slate roof and several dormer gables is flanked by two large cylindrical corner towers with conical slate roofs and slender spires; the towers rise slightly above a crenellated wall line and show a corbelled band beneath the roof. The central façade is of darker dressed stone with regular mullioned windows and a pronounced carved arched doorcase set above a short balustraded terrace. A low fortified bawn and a matching baronial gatehouse enclose a broad grassed approach.
Step inside
11 places to explore in 1860.
The record describes 11 distinct spots at Killyleagh Castle — including 5 interiors: vaulted room in the northern circular tower, pentagonal room in the georgian counterpart tower, drawing room looking south into the garden 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.
Create History
See Killyleagh Castle with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1860 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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