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RE: Dunstanburgh Castle IR shots (free for you to use in your own posts)
The IR really adds to the surreal quality of the scene, especially the color versions. Are the ruins closed off or can you enter if you wish?
You can enter depending on the time of year and time of day. There is a locked gate inside the castle keep which the National Trust opens for a few hours a day. It makes sense because it is a very dark and desolate location - once night falls you can't see a thing so it is very dangerous particularly around the ruins at that time. The cliff is not very high but it could still be fatal if someone fell as there are just rocks underneath - the beach there is very rocky. Not only that, if you survived the fall you could easily get washed out to sea when the tide comes in - the North Sea starts to get very rough this time of year and due to the temperature it wouldn't take long to die from hypothermia. I suspect that is also why this is such a good location to defend against invasion from ancient armies!