Scotland · Restored
Crathes Castle
Crathes Castle is a 16th-century Scottish tower house near Banchory in Aberdeenshire, built by the Burnetts of Leys and held by the family for almost 400 years. The harled stone tower house stands within extensive parkland and contains several original Scottish renaissance painted ceilings and period furnishings. The site and grounds are now managed by the National Trust for Scotland and are open to visitors.
First raised
1553
Its prime
1596
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1596
The shape it held in its prime.
A tall harled Scottish tower house of pale, roughcast stone rising four to five storeys, with rounded corbelled corner turrets and a projecting stair-turret; numerous tall rectangular chimney stacks punctuate the roofline. Narrow vertical windows and small rectangular window openings break the smooth rendered walls. A lower attached range runs beside the tower. The castle stands within formal lawns and parkland with a low stone terrace and steps at the entrance front.
Step inside
7 places to explore in 1596.
The record describes 7 distinct spots at Crathes Castle — including 4 interiors: great hall (interior), chamber of the muses (jacobean painted ceiling), chamber of the nine worthies (jacobean painted ceiling) 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 Crathes Castle with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1596 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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