England · Ruin
Dunstanburgh Castle
Dunstanburgh Castle is a 14th-century fortress on a coastal promontory in Northumberland, England, built for Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster and later expanded by John of Gaunt. The site occupies a headland defended by sea cliffs and long stone curtain walls; today the structure survives as large ruinous masonry and is protected as a historic monument.
First raised
1313
Its prime
1384
Today
Ruin
As it stood in 1384
The shape it held in its prime.
A massive three-storey Great Gatehouse with a wide central pointed entrance arch dominates the western approach, flanked by tall, partly collapsed cylindrical towers; a long low stone curtain wall extends east with rectangular towers set along its length. The castle perches on a grassy coastal headland above the Northumberland shore; the stone is pale-brown weathered masonry, much of the roof and upperwork is gone, leaving ruinous stacks, exposed wall-walks and large window and arrow-slit voids. Artificial meres occupied the enclosed low ground.
Step inside
9 places to explore in 1384.
The record describes 9 distinct spots at Dunstanburgh Castle — including 2 interiors: great gatehouse passage (interior), inner ward and ruined domestic ranges. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.
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See Dunstanburgh Castle with the fires lit.
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