2015

NU2519 : Craster harbour

taken 9 years ago, near to Craster, Northumberland, England

This is 1 of 67 images, with title Craster harbour in this square
Craster harbour
Craster harbour
Looking across the harbour on a wet evening.
Craster

Craster is a small fishing village on the Northumbrian coast. It has a small and attractive harbour and offers a view northwards to the ruins of Dunstanburgh Castle.
For many years, the village has had a herring-curing business: Craster kippers are well known. 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. The disused quarry is now a car park. 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.
It is within the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.


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Geographical Context: Docks, Harbours Primary Subject: Harbour
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Looking across Craster Harbour [47] Title Clusters: · Craster harbour [67] ·
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NU2519, 435 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
DS Pugh   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 2 July, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 7 July, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NU 2586 1997 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:28.3727N 1:35.5487W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NU 25896 19947
View Direction
Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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Image classification(about): Geograph
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