LEWES CASTLE
Welcome to the Lewes Castle 3D interactive model. The Castle can be explored in time and space using Extensible 3D (X3D) technology.
IMPORTANT
To view the model you will need to install a viewer. This is similar in principle to installing the Adobe Acrobat viewer or the Flash player. See the
guidance notes
for details.
Navigating the model can be confusing until you get used to it.
Printable guidelines
are available to help you.
Date
Each part of the model has a time span to which it applies; different versions apply to different periods. Select a date from the drop down list. These are dates on which changes to the castle took place.
Year
0
200
1066
1250
1350
1620
1800
2004
Structure
You may view the entire model or selected parts of it by chosing from the expanding list below.
H
are hierarchical structures which may be expanded.
A
are "atomic" structures representing a piece of the model.
V
are Viewpoints.
H
Lewes Castle
H
Castle
H
Bailey
A
Mound at Abinger House
A
Bailey North Wall
A
Gun Garden Wall
A
Gun Garden Wall
A
Bailey South Wall
A
Bailey South East Wall
A
Mound at Brack-Mount
A
Bridge
A
Mound at The Elephant and Castle
A
Bailey Ground Surface
A
East Wall Inner Bank
A
Mound at St Johns Churchyard East
A
Mound at St Johns Churchyard West
A
Mound at West-Keep
H
Barbican
A
Main Structure of Barbican
A
Front Parapet of Barbican
A
East Barbizan Tower
A
West Barbizan Tower
H
Brack Mount
A
Brack Mount Shell Keep
A
Brack Mount South Wall
A
Brack Mount West Wall
A
Brack Mount Ground Surface
A
Town Ground Surface
H
Earthworks
A
Mound at Abinger House
A
Mound at Brack-Mount
A
Mound at The Elephant and Castle
A
Bailey Ground Surface
A
Brack Mount Ground Surface
A
East Wall Inner Bank
A
Gun Garden
A
Natural Ground Surface
A
North Slope
A
Periphery
A
South East Ditch
A
South Slope
A
West Keep
A
West Town Wall
A
Mound at St Johns Churchyard East
A
Mound at St Johns Churchyard West
A
Town Ground Surface
A
Mound at West-Keep
H
Gatehouse
A
Gatehouse East Wall
A
Gatehouse North Wall
A
Gatehouse Roof
A
Gatehouse South Wall
A
Gatehouse West Wall
V
Aerial South
V
Aerial West
V
Aerial North
V
Aerial East
V
South Tower
H
West Keep
A
West Keep
A
South Tower
A
West Keep East Wall
A
West Keep Gatetower
A
West Keep Gatetower Roof
A
West Keep North Wall
A
West Keep Shell Interior
A
West Keep Shell Exterior
A
West Tower
H
Lewes Landscape
A
Land Surface East
A
Land Surface North
A
Land Surface South
A
Land Surface West
V
Castle
V
Cliffe Hill
V
Offham Hill
V
Lower Rise
V
Cliffe Bridge