, Dunstanburgh Castle together with those famous dolerite boulders which

line the shore beneath the castle and it's headland are the setting for one of the most spectacular sunrises I have ever witnessed.
Dunstanburgh Castle lies between the villages of Craster and Embleton and can be accessed from either direction. The castle is the largest in Northumberland and evidence suggests that the site was already occupied in prehistoric times. In 1313 Earl Thomas of Lancaster began the construction of what was to become the basis for the Dunstanburgh that remains today. The castle was further improved in the 14th century by John of Gaunt before it's demise during the Wars of the Roses.
The English landscape painter J.M.W. Turner visited and painted Dunstanburgh Castle on a number of occasions notable examples of Dunstanburgh Castle by Turner are owned by the Dunedin Public Art Gallery and the National Gallery of Victoria.
Dunstanburgh Castle is now a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade One listed building. File 8229.