Scotland · Ruin
Urquhart Castle
Urquhart Castle is a medieval fortress sited on Strone Point on the north-western shore of Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands. The surviving ruins date mainly from the 13th–16th centuries and the site consists of two main enclosures (the Nether Bailey to the north and the Upper Bailey to the south) centred around a five-storey Grant Tower and a gatehouse.
Its prime
1623
Today
Ruin
As it stood in 1623
The shape it held in its prime.
Sited on a triangular loch-side promontory, Urquhart presents a spread of grey-brown rubble stone curtain walls and freestanding buildings arranged around two main bailey enclosures. The north end is dominated by the square, five-storey Grant Tower and the ruined gatehouse beside the approach from the west; the Upper Bailey sits higher to the south on a rocky knoll. At prime the buildings would have been roofed with multiple floors, and the shoreline and low cliffs of Loch Ness form the castle’s eastern backdrop.
Step inside
10 places to explore in 1623.
The record describes 10 distinct spots at Urquhart Castle — including 1 interior: grant tower (interior). 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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