Lindisfarne
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Lindisfarne (Holy Island) is a small island off the coast of Northumbria south of Berwick-on-Tweed. It is connected to the mainland by a causeway which is inaccessible at high tide. The island is home to several species of birds, who find the bleak landscape ideal for breeding. It was the seat of sixteen bishops from 635 to 883, the most famous of them being St
Aidan, who was brought from
Iona by
Oswald to Christianize the north, and later St
Cuthbert, who took charge of the Romanized see after the Synod of
Whitby. After the island had been ravaged in the 8th and 9th cents. by Vikings, the religious community removed to seek a new sanctuary, eventually settling at Durham. The priory was rebuilt
c.1070 but was abandoned
c.1541 and some of the stones used on the construction of the fort, rebuilt by
Lutyens as a small castle in the 1900s. The island has retained its religious significance and has been the site of many pilgrimages through the centuries.
Sandra M. Dunkin
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