Building the castle in 3D
Simam AI Lab · HeritageLive 3D
Doolin · County Clare · Ireland

Doonagore Castle

A round tower on the cliffs above Doolin, looking out over the Atlantic towards the Aran Islands. Turn it, then step back through six centuries.

Through timeAround Doolin
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Through time

Six centuries on one hill

Pick a moment. The 3D flies to the drone's real viewpoint, and the picture shows what that view might have looked like. Drag across it to compare with today.

Today · real footageImagined

Around Doolin

Come for the tower. Stay for the coast.

Doonagore stands on the Wild Atlantic Way, a short drive from some of the west of Ireland's best-loved places.

Coast

The Cliffs of Moher

The cliffs are busiest at midday. Go at sunrise or sunset for the light, and the quiet.

By sea

Doolin Pier

Ferries to the Aran Islands (Inis Oírr, Inis Meáin and Inis Mór), and cruises that sail beneath the Cliffs of Moher.

Landscape

The Burren

Otherworldly limestone country, rare wildflowers, and ancient stone forts such as Caherconnell.

Underground

Doolin Cave

Guided tours with limited numbers for conservation. Book ahead and allow about two hours.

Music

Traditional sessions

McGann's, McDermott's, Fitz's and Gus O'Connor's are known for live trad music, nightly in summer.

Village

Fisher Street

Doolin's lane of brightly painted houses and shops, down towards the sea.

Doonagore Castle is a private home and isn't open to visitors: enjoy it from the road and the coast. Check opening times and sailings before you travel.

How we made it

One drone orbit, a whole place to explore

We took the sharpest frames from a single orbit of stock drone footage, worked out where the camera was for each one, and trained a 3D Gaussian splat: millions of tiny coloured shapes that together look like the real place from any angle.

156frames from one drone orbit
2 millionsplats in the 3D castle
49 minto build it, on one desktop GPU

Heritage sites, visitor attractions and tourism boards can use the same approach for a landmark of their own: a 3D view, a story through time, and things to see nearby, in a page that works on a phone.