Scotland · Restored
Kisimul Castle
Kisimul Castle is a medieval stronghold built on a small rocky islet off Castlebay, Barra, in the Outer Hebrides, traditionally associated with Clan MacNeil. The standing castle consists of a central tower house enclosed by a crenellated curtain wall and was occupied and repaired intermittently from the late medieval period onward.
First raised
1427
Its prime
1500
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1500
The shape it held in its prime.
A compact stone fortress on a low rocky islet: a rectangular crenellated curtain wall encloses a taller square tower house that rises two to three storeys above the wall. Cylindrical rounded wall projections punctuate the curtain on the seaward sides. The masonry is pale grey, roughly coursed with visible mortar and lichen, and the whole complex sits directly on bare rock with a narrow stone causeway and steps connecting it to the sea.
Step inside
10 places to explore in 1500.
The record describes 10 distinct spots at Kisimul Castle — including 4 interiors: great hall (ground floor), kitchen building, basement of the tower 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.
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See Kisimul Castle with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1500 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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