The United Kingdom’s Channel 4 flagship television program Time Team, which has been uncovering the archaeological mysteries of the British Isles since 1994, has used 3-D laser scanning technology to create high-definition fly-through animations around Mont Orgueil Castle in Jersey.

Mont Orgueil is a castle in the Bailiwick of Jersey overlooking the Gorey harbor off the coast of Normandy, France. Constructed during the early 13th century, the fortification was the primary defense of the Channel Islands until the development of gunpowder rendered the castle ultimately indefensible. Plans to demolish the structure in 1600 were rejected by the then-Governor of Jersey, Walter Raleigh, with the words, “’Twere a pity to cast it down.”

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