Scotland · Restored
Thirlestane Castle
Thirlestane Castle is a historic fortified residence on Castle Hill near Lauder in the Scottish Borders, long held by the Maitland family and seat of the Earls of Lauderdale. The fabric combines a late-16th/17th-century keep remodelled in the 1670s with substantial 19th-century wings and service ranges; it sits within extensive parkland and is open to the public under a charitable trust.
Its prime
1845
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1845
The shape it held in its prime.
A broad, symmetrical stone façade of warm reddish-brown rubble with dressed red sandstone surrounds; a central multi-storey rectangular keep projects forward with a pair of large rounded front towers rising either side, each capped by steep slate conical roofs, and a higher central roof. Low flanking wings extend to left and right with steep slate roofs and dormer windows. A wide external stair and balustraded terrace lead from a gravel forecourt on raised Castle Hill into parkland.
Step inside
10 places to explore in 1845.
The record describes 10 distinct spots at Thirlestane Castle — including 5 interiors: grand staircase (interior), lavish stateroom with plasterwork ceiling, great dining room 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.
Create History
See Thirlestane Castle with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1845 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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