Scotland · Ruin
Balvenie Castle
Balvenie Castle is a medieval castle ruin about 1 km north of Dufftown in Moray, Scotland. Built and altered from the 13th through the 16th centuries, it sits on a grassy mound and is today a scheduled monument managed by Historic Environment Scotland and open to visitors seasonally.
Its prime
1562
Today
Ruin
As it stood in 1562
The shape it held in its prime.
Long, low rubble curtain walls of pale grey stone sit on a rounded earthen mound, punctuated at the right end by a cylindrical round tower with narrow vertical slits. The central ground‑level arched entrance is set in the long façade; above it the wall rises with regularly spaced rectangular window openings and tall broken gable profiles to the left. At prime the walls and towers would have been complete with an unbroken roofline and intact battlements, set amid woodland and pasture.
Step inside
6 places to explore in 1562.
The record describes 6 distinct spots at Balvenie Castle — including 1 interior: interior courtyard (through the gate). 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 Balvenie Castle with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1562 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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