Scotland · Restored
Borthwick Castle
Borthwick Castle is a large medieval Scottish tower house and enclosed fortress built in 1430 for Sir William Borthwick. It comprises an unusually tall U-shaped double tower of fine sandstone ashlar with a surrounding defensive courtyard and round corner towers, and remains the ancestral seat of the Borthwick family; it has been restored and is used as an events venue.
First raised
1430
Its prime
1430
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1430
The shape it held in its prime.
A massive U-shaped double tower of pale sandstone ashlar, a tall rectangular block with two slightly asymmetrical projecting towers separated by a narrow gap. Extremely thick, smooth ashlar walls rise to battlements carried on large projecting corbels with corner roundels. A raised stone bridge gives access to a first-floor round-headed doorway into a stone-vaulted great hall; a low curtain wall with round corner towers encloses a paved forecourt on a small wooded hill with steep slopes on three sides.
Step inside
7 places to explore in 1430.
The record describes 7 distinct spots at Borthwick Castle — including 2 interiors: great hall (stone-vaulted), partly-subterranean kitchen and storage vaults. 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 Borthwick Castle with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1430 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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