Lochore Castle in Fife is a 14th-century tower built on a crannog (an artificial island) reached by a causeway in Loch Inchgal. The loch was drained in the 18th century, and the castle is now in a very ruinous state. This digital (3D) reconstruction view shows the castle and island as they might have looked in 1547. The tower is situated within a curtain-walled enceinte, with four projecting cylindrical towers at each corner, and a main gate entrance on the opposite side of the island from the access causeway. This may have been theatrical or defensive in conception, affording the castle's occupants plenty of time to observe visitors approaching its gate! Depicted within the enceinte are adjoining ranges to the south and west of the tower - most likely a great hall with guest accommodation, and a range of service buildings including kitchens, a bakehouse, a brewhouse, stabling, and workshops.

Commissioned Work (June, 2015). Client: Fife Coast and Countryside Trust

Software / Tools

Blender 3D, Photoshop