Scotland · Restored
Fairburn Tower
Fairburn Tower is a 16th-century Scottish tower house near Inverness, believed built for Murdo Mackenzie around 1545. It stands on a low hill above the River Orrin and has characteristic features such as bartizans, ground-floor shot-holes and a vaulted ground-floor chamber; a 17th-century stair wing later provided a ground-level entrance. The tower is Category A listed and has been restored by the Landmark Trust for holiday use.
Its prime
1680
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1680
The shape it held in its prime.
A compact, tall harled tower house of rough pink render set on a low hill above the River Orrin, with steeply pitched slate roofs and prominent rectangular chimneys. The silhouette is defined by stepped gable ends, narrow square and small rectangular windows with deep embrasures and iron grilles, and a projecting round bartizan on a corner with a conical slate cap. Ground walls show small gun-loops at low level; a 17th-century stair wing provides a ground-floor entrance, and the original ground floor is a vaulted stone chamber.
Step inside
6 places to explore in 1680.
The record describes 6 distinct spots at Fairburn Tower — including 2 interiors: vaulted ground-floor chamber, original first-floor entrance and stair passage. 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 Fairburn Tower with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1680 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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