Ireland · Still standing
Lismore Castle
Lismore Castle is a large castellated country house on a wooded bluff above the River Blackwater in Lismore, County Waterford, Ireland. The site dates to a Norman 1185 fortification but the present skyline is largely the mid-19th-century Gothic rebuilding by the Cavendish family. It remains a private residence with extensive walled and informal gardens.
First raised
1185
Its prime
1858
Today
Still standing
As it stood in 1858
The shape it held in its prime.
A long, crenellated stone castle set high on a steep, tree-clad riverbank, composed of several connected three- and four-storey ashlar ranges and tall square towers with battlemented parapets and a round turreted stair tower. The stone is pale grey cut-stone; window openings are regularly spaced mullioned and sash types; numerous chimneys punctuate the roofline. A gatehouse and fortified outer wall run along part of the frontage, and terraced gardens descend toward the River Blackwater beneath the cliffs.
Step inside
9 places to explore in 1858.
The record describes 9 distinct spots at Lismore Castle — including 3 interiors: banqueting hall (former chapel), principal apartments and state rooms, west range (service rooms and chambers). 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 Lismore Castle with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1858 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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