Pilgrim's Way to Holy Island

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    "Ever since 635, when King Oswald gave the Holy Island of Lindisfarne to St Aidan to establish his monastery, the island has been a place of pilgrimage. The road was not constructed until 1954 and until then the vertical poles were the only indicators of the safe route between the mainland and island. The sight of the poles stretching across the sand and mud is one of the most iconic views in Northumberland and to walk the route away from the road and follow in the footsteps of our medieval ancestors is a wonderful experience. Walking across the Pilgrim's route onto Holy Island is a very different walking experience...."
  • Owner

    Northumberland Coast
  • Source

    Local (Co-Curate)
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  • Further information

    Link: http://www.northumberlandcoastaonb.org/pilgrims-way/
    Resource type: Text/Website
    Added by: Pat Thomson
    Last modified: 6 years, 8 months ago
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