Lindisfarne Priory
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Lying just a few miles off the Northumberland coast, Holy Island is cut off twice-daily from the rest of the world by fast-moving tides. Both an island and a picturesque village, Holy Island carries a wealth of history within its tidal walls. Lindisfarne Priory The epicentre of Christianity in Anglo Saxon times, Lindisfarne Priory was once the home of St Oswald. This serene setting was the birthplace of the Lindisfarne Gospels, one of the world’s most precious books. Ransacked by marauding Viking raiders in the 8th century, the evocative ruins of Lindisfarne Priory includes the famous ‘rainbow bridge’ which spirals skywards with the ghost of a long-vanished tower. Statue of St Cuthbert on the Holy Island of LindisfarneStatue of St Aidan on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne Holy Island remains a place of pilgrimage today. The island is the final destination of long distance walking route and one of Scotland’s Great Trails, the St Cuthbert’s Way. Rising from the sheer rock face at the tip of the island is Lindisfarne Castle. Built to defend a harbour sheltering English ships during skirmishes with Scotland, the castle caught the eye of Edward Hudson, founder of Country Life magazine. Celebrated architect Edward Lutyens gave the castle a luxurious makeover turning it into a comfortable but quirky holiday home. Explore the castle’s rooms today, which remain largely unchanged http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/" >This work by http://www.flickr.com/photos/irenicrhonda/">Rhonda Surman is licensed under a http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/" >Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. © Rhonda Surman 2009 -
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