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Dunstanburgh Castle is a 14th century enclosure castle situated on the Northumberland coast near Craster, founded by Thomas of Lancaster in 1313 and substantially fortified in the following decades. The castle's prominent gatehouse, built by John of Gaunt in the 1380s, dominates the headland and originally formed part of a substantial curtain wall enclosing a bailey that extended down to a small harbour facility. The site was systematically slighted during the Wars of the Roses and subsequently declined, though it remained sufficiently intact to serve defensive purposes during the Second World War, when pillboxes and foxholes were constructed within and around the medieval structures as part of the coastal defence system. The castle's dramatic clifftop position and extensive surviving masonry make it one of Northumberland's most significant medieval fortifications.
Dunstanburgh Castle: Romano-British settlement, 14th century enclosure castle and harbour, and World War II pillbox and foxhole is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007507. View the official record →
Dunstanburgh Castle is a 14th century enclosure castle situated on the Northumberland coast near Craster, founded by Thomas of Lancaster in 1313 and substantially fortified in the following decades. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007507.
Dunstanburgh Castle: Romano-British settlement, 14th century enclosure castle and harbour, and World War II pillbox and foxhole is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1007507.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Craster defended settlement (2.2 km), Dovecote S of Glebe Farm (2.6 km), Defended settlement, 600m south east of Red Stead (5.4 km).
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