Priory Castle at Tynemouth on the North East coast of England. Overlooking King Edwards bay & the North Sea.

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Set in an almost impregnable position on a steep headland between the river and the North Sea, Tynemouth has always been as much a fortress as a religious site. Here stood a 7th-century Anglian monastery, burial place of Oswin, sainted King of Northumbria. After its destruction by Danish raiders, the present Benedictine priory was refounded on its site in c. 1090.

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Location: Tynemouth on the north east coast of England
Photo credit: © David Patterson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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