Scotland · Still standing
Dunvegan Castle
Dunvegan Castle is the ancestral seat of the MacLeod of MacLeod on the Isle of Skye, sited on a rocky promontory projecting into Loch Dunvegan. The fabric visible today was developed in phases from the 13th century, with the present baronial appearance completed around 1840. The site includes an elevated rock summit, curtain walls, multiple towers (including an older four-storey tower and the separate Fairy Tower) and landward defensive earthworks.
First raised
1220
Its prime
1840
Today
Still standing
As it stood in 1840
The shape it held in its prime.
Perched on a roughly 15 m high rocky promontory on the eastern shore of a north-facing sea loch, the castle is a rectangular multi-range stone complex with crenellated parapets and corbelled corner turrets. A tall, square four-storey tower projects above lower ranges; a separate smaller roundish Fairy Tower stands nearby. Stone is a weathered yellow-brown masonry with darker vertical streaking. The roofline is a mix of battlemented walls and pitched roofs over lower ranges; the site is enclosed by a low curtain wall above the cliff.
Step inside
9 places to explore in 1840.
The record describes 9 distinct spots at Dunvegan Castle — including 2 interiors: state apartment (interior), heirloom display (interior). Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.
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See Dunvegan Castle with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1840 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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