The Whin Sill: Craster’s Ancient Spine
By Crasterfarian As a born and bred Crasterfarian, I’ve always wondered about the history of where I was brought up. The very fabric of the village… Read More »The Whin Sill: Craster’s Ancient Spine
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Nova Scotia: Dunstanburgh’s Sea-Gate
By Crasterfarian Tucked below the Great Keep and South Wall of Dunstanburgh Castle lies an inlet locals call Nova Scotia, the Castle’s little harbour. Visitors’ eyes… Read More »Nova Scotia: Dunstanburgh’s Sea-Gate
The Coquet Roman Complex: A Forgotten Artery of the Frontier
A Theory by The Crasterfarian and Anthony Simm Background The River Coquet is absent from conventional accounts of Roman military infrastructure in Northumberland. Yet when… Read More »The Coquet Roman Complex: A Forgotten Artery of the Frontier
Seven Castles in One View — Ros Castle Trig Point and Hillfort, Northumberland
By Crasterfarian This first picture is looking south into the low winter sun, down over Blawearie and several other Iron and Bronze Age hillforts. Fascinatingly, the… Read More »Seven Castles in One View — Ros Castle Trig Point and Hillfort, Northumberland
The Pagan Path Beneath Our Feet
An Exploration of Hartburn, Warkworth & Woodhorn By Crasterfarian Across Northumberland’s rivers and roads, clues linger, carved in stone, hidden in caves, worn into the… Read More »The Pagan Path Beneath Our Feet
A Northumbrian Roman Road to Sacred Sites
By Crasterfarian Introduction As you head up the A68 from Corbridge you are travelling on the early trails of the legions. The road you are… Read More »A Northumbrian Roman Road to Sacred Sites
The Crimson One
The Crimson One In Bremenium, a cock crows,On midsummer night,Spears and shields together form,Barrier between cold and missed Apennines,Now facing feared terra, Of mountain passes and hissed wind,Which… Read More »The Crimson One
The Craster Circular: A Canny Schlep and A Lot of History
By Crasterfarian There is a fantastic circular walk to be taken from Craster Quarry Car Park to Dunstan Square Farm, along to Dunstan Steads, then back… Read More »The Craster Circular: A Canny Schlep and A Lot of History
Submarine G11 Wreck, Howick
By Crasterfarian In the last post we looked at the tragic wreck of the Tadorne, a trawler that succumbed to the rocks of Howick in thick… Read More »Submarine G11 Wreck, Howick
The Wreck of the Tadorne
By Crasterfarian Many of you will have spent a wonderful afternoon walking between the villages of Boulmer and Craster or vice versa. It’s a gorgeous stretch… Read More »The Wreck of the Tadorne