This image gallery showcases several digital reconstructions of medieval castles, keeps and fortifications built throughout the Middle Ages. These defensive structures were built to ward off invaders and act as centres of government. Castles were a monument to the power of medieval rulers, and though many have fallen into disrepair, we can catch a glimpse of what they would have looked like in their prime through digital restoration.
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Kidwelly Castle, Reconstructed
Kidwelly Castle in Dyfed, Wales was first built as a wooden fortification in 1102 CE, by the Normans who had just arrived in modern-day Wales. The stone castle was built by the 1280s CE.
This gif shows a reconstruction of the castle as it would have appeared in the 13th Century CE.
