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Dunstanburgh Castle is a 14th-century enclosure castle located on the Northumberland coast near Craster, founded by Thomas of Lancaster in 1313. The castle occupies a dramatic headland position and was designed as both a defensive fortress and a harbour installation, its substantial curtain walls and gatehouse reflecting the military architecture of the early medieval period. The site also incorporates evidence of Romano-British settlement, indicating occupation of the headland in the Roman era. During the Second World War, the castle was adapted for coastal defence with the addition of pillboxes and foxholes, representing its final phase of military use before its abandonment.
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 located on the Northumberland coast near Craster, founded by Thomas of Lancaster in 1313. 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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Dunstanburgh Castle: Romano-British settlement, 14th century enclosure castle and harbour, and World War II pillbox and foxhole's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Dunstanburgh Castle: Romano-British settlement, 14th century enclosure castle and harbour, and World War II pillbox and foxhole stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is dolerite and tholeiitic basalt.