Scotland · Ruin
Rothesay Castle
Rothesay Castle is a medieval circular-plan castle on the Isle of Bute, Scotland, notable for its thick circular curtain wall, four round towers and a 16th-century L-plan forework. Built of coursed ashlar and originally surrounded by a broad moat connected to the sea, it served as a royal residence and was modified in the 16th century with a gatehouse-keep and an internal chapel.
Its prime
1530
Today
Ruin
As it stood in 1530
The shape it held in its prime.
A roughly circular stone fortress about 42 metres across with a massive coursed-ashlar curtain wall up to about 10 metres high and 2.7 metres thick, strengthened by four round towers with splayed bases and crenellated parapets. A 16th-century L-plan forework projects northwards into a broad water-filled moat and is reached by a drawbridge and arched entrance; the forework’s four-storey tower bears a royal coat of arms above the door. Within the curtain stands a simple rectangular chapel; narrow arrow-slits puncture the towers.
Step inside
10 places to explore in 1530.
The record describes 10 distinct spots at Rothesay Castle — including 3 interiors: vaulted entrance tunnel under the forework, upper royal lodgings in the forework tower, chapel interior within the curtain. 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 Rothesay Castle with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1530 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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