Located on a rocky headland and overlooking King Edward's Bay is the 7th century a monastery was built in Tynemouth and later fortified. In 865 the church and monastery were destroyed by the Danes, again plundered by the Danes in 870 and finally destroyed by the Danes in 875. Tynemouth, Northumbria (Northumberland) England.

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Location: Tynemouth, UK
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