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Dunstanburgh Castle

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Dunstanburgh Castle

Ruined castle on the Northumberland coast, England, 11 km/7 mi northeast of Alnwick. It is the largest castle in Northumbria, and served as an outpost of the Lancastrian side during the Wars of the Roses.

Dunstanburgh Castle was built in 1316 by Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, and later enlarged by John of Gaunt. The site is geologically interesting, as the point where the Whin Sill (the rock system on which Hadrian's Wall is built) reaches the coast in basalt cliffs. The quartz crystals found in the area are called ‘Dunstanburgh diamonds’.
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Organised by Total Racing International, a group of ironmen and triathletes from the North East, the event included two 700-metre swims in the sea at Bamburgh, a 42km bike ride taking in Dunstanburgh Castle and a 10km run in The Pastures below Alnwick Castle.
NICE TRI by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
They will then run back to the green to their bikes for a 42km ride, via Beadnell, Embleton, passing Dunstanburgh castle along the coastal cycle path, Hipsburn and Lesbury, to the Alnwick Garden, where entrants will ride through the attraction past its Treehouse.
They'll have some of the best views in the country - but don't expect ... by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
Dunstanburgh Castle is now a ruin, seated on the crags of the Whin Sill.
Country diary by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
 
 
 
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