North East England
Northumberland
Craster

Dunstanburgh Castle

Dunstanburgh Castle is a 14th-century fortification on the coast of in northern England, between the villages of and . 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.
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  • Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: castle in Craster, Northumberland, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Dunstanborough Castle” and “Dunstanburgh Castle: Romano-British settlement, 14th century enclosure castle and harbour, and World War II pillbox and foxhole”
  • Address: Craster, Alnwick, NE66 3TT
  • Wheelchair access: limited
Photo: Mattbuck, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Peter the Fisherman and Church of the Holy Trinity, Embleton.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 1¼ miles south of Dunstanburgh Castle.

Church
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The Church of the Holy Trinity is located in , England. The church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, is west of the village. Built in the form of a cross, it consists of a two aisle nave, a clerestory, a chancel, a porch, and a chantry chapel. is situated 1½ miles west of Dunstanburgh Castle.

Hotel
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is a hotel, which is situated 1½ miles southwest of Dunstanburgh Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Craster and Dunstan.

Village
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is a small fishing village on the coast of England, eight miles from . The next village to the north is . It is within the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Village
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is a village.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the county of . Besides the village of itself, the civil parish includes the settlement of Christon Bank, situated about a mile to the west. is situated 1½ miles west of Dunstanburgh Castle.

Dunstanburgh Castle

Latitude
55.4906° or 55° 29′ 26″ north
Longitude
-1.59445° or 1° 35′ 40″ west
Elevation
79 feet (24 metres)
Operator
English Heritage
Open location code
9C7WFCR4+66
Open­Street­Map ID
way 48870880
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
6287039
Wiki­data ID
Q515105
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Dunstanburgh Castle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة دونستانبيرغ”
  • Basque: “Dunstanburgh gaztelua”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Dunstanburgh”
  • Cebuano: “Dunstanburgh Castle”
  • Chinese: “鄧斯坦伯城堡”
  • Danish: “Dunstanburgh Castle”
  • Dutch: “Dunstanburgh Castle”
  • French: “château de Dunstanburgh”
  • French: “Château de Dunstanburgh”
  • German: “Dunstanburgh Castle”
  • Irish: “Caisleán Dunstanburgh”
  • Italian: “castello Dunstanburgh”
  • Italian: “Castello Dunstanburgh”
  • Italian: “Dunstanburgh Castle”
  • Japanese: “ダンスタンバラ城”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Dunstanburgh Castle”
  • Norwegian: “Dunstanburgh Castle”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Dunstanburgh”
  • Russian: “Замок Данстанборо”
  • Russian: “Замок Данстенбург”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Dunstanburgh”
  • Swedish: “Dunstanburgh Castle”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Данстанборо”
  • Uzbek: “Danstanboro qasri”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Dunstanburgh Castle”. Photo: Tim Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0.