Dunstanburgh Castle - English Heritage
Built on the most magnificent scale, Dunstanburgh Castle stands on a remote headland in Northumberland. The castle was built at a time when relations between King Edward II and his most powerful baron, Earl Thomas of Lancaster, had become openly hostile.
History of Dunstanburgh Castle - English Heritage
Dunstanburgh Castle, now one of the most atmospheric and inspiring castles in England, was built in the 14th century by Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, and much modernised in the 1380s under John of Gaunt. It played a role as a Lancastrian stronghold in the Wars of the Roses.
Significance of Dunstanburgh Castle - English Heritage
Dunstanburgh Castle is the largest castle in Northumberland. Though it lacks the sophisticated domestic buildings of such nearby sites as Warkworth and Alnwick, and the internal layout of the castle is imperfectly known, it is architecturally significant in several respects.
Prices and Opening times Dunstanburgh Castle - English Heritage
You can book online until 8.45am on the day of your visit. You can still buy a ticket when you arrive, but you won’t get the discount. Tickets are valid all day, so you can arrive at any time and stay for as long as you like within our opening hours. Tickets are free for members. You can still ...
Dunstanburgh Castle is home to a wide variety of wildlife. Livestock grazes in the fields on the approach to the castles. These animals can bite and kick and should not be approached.
Research on Dunstanburgh Castle - English Heritage
A summary of the current state of research on Dunstanburgh Castle, together with areas of future research.
Sources for Dunstanburgh Castle - English Heritage
2013年2月13日 · The most recent research on Dunstanburgh Castle is brought together in A Oswald, J Ashbee, K Porteous and J Huntley, Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland: Archaeological Research and Historical Investigations, English Heritage Research Department Report 26/2006 (Swindon, 2006). This contains a full bibliography.
This walk is courtesy of Northumberland Coast AONB Partnership, and its trail leaflets are available to buy in Craster Tourist Information Centre for this and other local trails. Dunstanburgh Castle
Description of Dunstanburgh Castle - English Heritage
Dunstanburgh Castle was built on an impractically massive scale, particularly its great south gatehouse, but much of the area inside its curtain walls was always empty and unoccupied.
This walk is courtesy of Northumberland Coast AONB Partnership, and its trail leaflets are available to buy in Craster Tourist Information Centre for this and other local trails. Note: this map is intended as a guide only.