Wales · Restored
Caerphilly Castle
Caerphilly Castle is a large medieval concentric castle in Caerphilly, South Wales, built in the late 13th century by Gilbert de Clare. It occupies a central island surrounded by extensive artificial lakes and multiple rings of curtain walls and towers and contains a Great Hall and substantial gatehouses.
First raised
1268
Its prime
1326
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1326
The shape it held in its prime.
A broad, low-profile concentric fortress of grey stone set on a central island surrounded by broad artificial lakes; multiple rings of thick curtain walls linked by causeways and dams; numerous large cylindrical (drum) towers and several rectangular gate towers rising above crenellated parapets; a monumental twin-towered southern gatehouse approached by a stone causeway; inner ward with pitched-roof range (the hall) and intact battlement walkways; moats reflecting the curtain walls.
Step inside
8 places to explore in 1326.
The record describes 8 distinct spots at Caerphilly Castle — including 2 interiors: great hall interior, gatehouse entrance passage. 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 Caerphilly Castle with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1326 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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