Craster
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Coordinates: 55°28′18″N 1°35′45″W / 55.471794°N 1.595788°W
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 View of Craster Harbour with lobster pots in the foreground and Dunstanburgh in the distance |
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.png)  Craster
Craster shown within Northumberland |
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| Population | 342 (2001 census)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Shire county | Northumberland |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ALNWICK |
| Postcode district | NE66 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Northumberland |
| Ambulance | North East |
| EU Parliament | North East England |
| List of places: UK • England • Northumberland | |
Craster is a small fishing village on the Northumbrian coast of England. It has a small and attractive harbour and offers a view northwards along the rocky shore to the spectacular ruins of Dunstanburgh Castle. This is the nearest point of access to the castle and the approach must be made on foot as there is just a grassy path. The next village to the north is Embleton.
For many years, the village has had a herring-curing business: Craster kippers are well known in England. The local herrings are smoked in a traditional manner by the Robson family.
The remains of a tower on the end of the harbour are all that can be seen now of the much taller building which was part of the overhead equipment which used to convey the local stone from where it was quarried to boats in the harbour. A small distance inland lies Craster Tower, the home of the Craster family who owned the quarry and had the harbour improved for its benefit. A memorial on the harbour wall commemorates a member of the Craster family who died serving with the British army in Tibet in the 19th century,the development of the harbour was as a memorial to their son.
The walk along the coast to the south is almost as spectacular as that to the north and passes by Cullernose Point, an example of the basaltic cliffs which are a significant feature of the local landscape. It is within the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Northumberland Communities (Accessed: 6 November, 2008)
- Craster History told by the people themselves
- Memorial to John Charles Pullein Craster
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