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Dunstanburgh Castle Gatehouse

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Dunstanburgh Castle Gatehouse

Name: Dunstanburgh Castle Gatehouse
Rating: 2

Recommended by 38 hikers

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Northumberland Coast National Landscape

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Location: Craster, North East England, England, United Kingdom

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2. View of Dunstanburgh Castle – Dunstanburgh Castle loop from Craster

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3. View of Dunstanburgh Castle – Dunstanburgh Castle loop from Embleton

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Adam Brown

March 23, 2025

This is such a great castle to go to. the views at the top on a clear day are brilliant. I normally walk the whole beach from Low Newton. My favourite coastline.

Walk The Walk 🌳

August 16, 2024

The main feature of the castle is Thomas of Lancaster’s original gatehouse, begun in 1313, with its two massive D-shaped towers.

The ground floor contained two large guardrooms, both entered from the castle courtyard: the gate-passage itself was controlled by two small lodges in the thickness of the wall. Defence of the gate-passage largely depended on the frontal barbican, which was clearly part of the first construction, but its form (only the footings are now visible) is largely unreconstructable. At the inner part of the gate-passage was a portcullis.

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Elevation 80 m

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Location: Craster, North East England, England, United Kingdom

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Dunstanburgh Castle Gatehouse

1. Craster Harbour – View of Dunstanburgh Castle loop from High Newton by the Sea

2. View of Dunstanburgh Castle – Dunstanburgh Castle loop from Craster

3. View of Dunstanburgh Castle – Dunstanburgh Castle loop from Embleton

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