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Seagate Castle

Seagate Castle is a fortified town house in Irvine, North Ayrshire, historically associated with the Montgomerie family. Originally a medieval stronghold, it was remodelled as a showpiece mansion in the sixteenth century and later fell into ruin; its remains are a scheduled monument overlooking Seagate, the town's oldest street.

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Its prime

1565

Today

Partial ruin

As it stood in 1565

The shape it held in its prime.

A long east-facing stone main block fronts the street with three projecting towers to the east — two round towers and a triangular tower at the north-west corner — and an ornate arched entrance pend through the north section opening into a courtyard with a curtain wall and subsidiary ranges. Ground floor vaulting, two single-door guardrooms, a large kitchen with a prominent fireplace and serving hatch, and upper floors with moulded windows and fireplaces reached via a round-tower stair define the silhouette at its height.

Step inside

9 places to explore in 1565.

The record describes 9 distinct spots at Seagate Castle — including 6 interiors: ornamental arched pend (north entrance), vaulted ground floor and guardrooms, kitchen and large fireplace 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.

Approach from Seagate (street frontage)Ornamental arched pend (north entrance)Vaulted ground floor and guardroomsKitchen and large fireplaceSouthern principal room with private stair to great hallInterior of round tower and stair to upper floorsTriangular north-west tower (exterior)Upper-floor principal rooms with moulded windowsCourtyard with curtain wall and subsidiary buildings

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