Summer Solstice 2009

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Lindisfarne
Lindisfarne or Holy Island is a beautiful place, it has a Priory which is now in ruins and a castle on a hill. The castle was used by the military but I would imagine this was probably an iron age hill fort earlier.

St Cuthbert was buried at Lindisfarne, and his remains later transferred to Durham Cathedral, having been there last year this was our homage to him to see where he spent most of his life and wrote the famous Gospels. Coincidentally, we saw this on TV soon after we arrived home. The Gospels had come 4th in the most treasured 'secrets' of the UK (The Domesday book being no.1).

A magical island which can only be reached via the causeway at low tide. We tried to leave early in order to visit Bamburgh Castle but the tide beat us!
Dave

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