Castle
Type
Craster
Where
Castle · Heritage
Good for
Check before you go
Cost
Plan your visit
Opening times
Open access — check locally for facilities
Location
Craster
Parent hack
Arrive at opening time in school holidays — you'll beat the queues and the car park.
Dunstanburgh Castle is a 14th-century fortification on the coast of Northumberland in northern England, between the villages of Craster and Embleton. The castle was built by Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster between 1313 and 1322, taking advantage of the site's natural defences and the existing earthworks of an Iron Age fort. Thomas was a leader of a baronial faction opposed to King Edward II, and probably intended Dunstanburgh to act as a secure refuge, should the political situation in southern England deteriorate. The castle also served as a statement of the Earl's wealth and influence and…
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