{{Short description|Village in Northumberland, England}} {{for-text|the George R. R. Martin character|List of ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' characters}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}} {{Use British English|date=March 2018}} {{Infobox UK place | static_image_name = Crasterharbour01.jpg | static_image_caption = View of Craster Harbour with lobster pots in the foreground, and Dunstanburgh Castle in the distance at centre left | country = England | official_name = Craster | coordinates = {{coord|55.471794|-1.595788|display=inline,title}} | label_position = top | population = 305 | population_ref = (2011 census)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11122422&c=NE66+3DT&d=16&e=62&g=6452800&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1435599860804&enc=1|title=Parish population 2011|access-date=29 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705081643/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11122422&c=NE66+3DT&d=16&e=62&g=6452800&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1435599860804&enc=1|archive-date=5 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> | shire_district = | region = North East England | shire_county = Northumberland | post_town = ALNWICK | postcode_district = NE66 | postcode_area = NE | dial_code = | os_grid_reference = NU255198 | constituency_westminster = Berwick-upon-Tweed }}
'''Craster''' is a small fishing village on the Northumberland coast of England, {{convert|8|mile|spell=in}} from Alnwick. The next village to the north is Embleton. It is within the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
==Geography== The walk along the coast to the south passes by Cullernose Point, an example of the basaltic cliffs which are a significant feature of the local landscape, and are part of the Whin Sill. The walk along the rocky shore to the north along leads to the ruins of Dunstanburgh Castle.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thirdeyetraveller.com/craster-dunstanburgh-castle-northumberland/|title=Craster to Dunstanburgh Castle Walk|date=May 2020 |publisher=Third Eye Traveller|access-date=16 October 2023}}</ref>
==History== 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. The disused quarry is now a car park.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://visitcraster.org.uk/Helpful%20Information/Craster%20History.htm|title=Craster History We Can Mind the Time|website=visitcraster.org.uk}}</ref>
A mile to the west, Dunstan Hall is a mansion incorporating a medieval pele tower, now used as holiday accommodation.<ref>{{NHLE|desc=Dunstan Hall|num= 1041815 | access-date=16 October 2023}}</ref>
A small distance inland lies Craster Tower, the home of the Craster family who were the local lords of the manor.<ref>{{Cite web|title=CLHG History Walks Craster Tower|url=http://www.crasterhistory.org.uk/Walks/Craster%20Tower/Craster%20Tower%20Short%20History.html|access-date=2020-06-26|website=www.crasterhistory.org.uk}}</ref> A memorial on the harbour wall commemorates Captain John Charles Pulleine Craster, who was killed in Tibet on 28 June 1904.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crasterhistory.org.uk/Walks/Craster%20Memorial/Captain%20Craster.html|title=Memorial to Captain Craster|publisher=Craster Local History Group| access-date=16 October 2023}}</ref><ref>[http://www.northumbria-byways.com/blog/2009/01/craster-harbour.html Memorial to John Charles Pullein Craster] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223055139/http://blog.northumbria-byways.com/2009/01/craster-harbour.html |date=23 February 2012}}</ref>
For many years, the village has had a herring-curing business:<ref name="auto"/> Craster kippers are well known around the world.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Where to Eat the Best Kippers in the World? {{!}} TasteAtlas |url=https://www.tasteatlas.com/kippers/wheretoeat |access-date=2022-06-07 |website=www.tasteatlas.com}}</ref>
During the Second World War, the Heughs, north of Craster, were home to a Coastal Defence/Chain Home radar station.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brown |first1=Mark |title=Boat-shaped church and radar station among English heritage list newcomers |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/dec/13/historic-england-heritage-list-2023-newcomers |access-date=13 December 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=15 December 2023}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category|Craster}} *[http://communities.northumberland.gov.uk/Craster.htm Northumberland Communities] (Accessed: 6 November 2008) *[http://www.crasterhistory.co.uk Craster History told by the people themselves]
{{Coastal settlements |place = Northumberland |settlement = Craster |anticlockwise = Embleton |clockwise = Howick }}
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Category:Ports and harbours of Northumberland Category:Villages in Northumberland Category:Populated coastal places in Northumberland