At dusk with a full moon over the 15th-century Lindisfarne Castle on Lindisfarne Holy Island in Northumberland, Britain. Lindisfarne Castle acted as
At dusk with a full moon over the 15th-century Lindisfarne Castle on Lindisfarne Holy Island in Northumberland, Britain. Lindisfarne Castle acted as a defence against border raids by Vikings from Scandinavia and Scottish invaders. The castle nestles on a small hill located on Holy Island facing the north sea near the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed in Northumberland, northern England The small tidal island is only accessible from the mainland at low tide using a causeway at certain times of the day. Holy Island is the birthplace of Christianity bought by Saint Aiden in 635AD in Angelo-Saxon times. From here the Christian message spread around the world. Saint Aiden founded the monastery and Saint Cuthbert, Lindisfarne Priory, and still a place of pilgrimage today.
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Location: Lindistfarne, Northumberland, United Kingdom
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