Wales · Restored
Brecon Castle
Brecon Castle is a Norman castle founded in 1093 on the confluence of the Usk and Honddu in Brecon, Wales. It developed through the 12th–14th centuries with a stone shell keep, curtain walls, and towers, and after periods of ruin was renovated in the 19th century and now serves as a hotel; it is a Grade I listed building.
Its prime
1300
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1300
The shape it held in its prime.
Compact stone castle set on a raised slope above a river bend, built of warm pink-brown sandstone with a crenellated curtain wall. A tall cylindrical corner tower (round tower) and a slightly set-back semi-octagonal tower punctuate the curtain; the hall block has tall narrow pointed-arch windows. The walls are relatively plain ashlar with narrow slit windows and crenellations along the parapet, and the castle overlooks adjacent stone buildings on the slope and the river below.
Step inside
8 places to explore in 1300.
The record describes 8 distinct spots at Brecon Castle — including 1 interior: great hall 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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See Brecon Castle with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1300 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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