Holy Island

Few places in England have a history as closely tied to early medieval Christianity as Holy Island. Also known as Lindisfarne, this tidal island lies off Northumberland’s North Sea coast and is reached across the sands by a causeway covered at high tide. Saint Aidan founded a monastery here in 635; its community became one of Anglo-Saxon England’s leading centres of learning. The Viking attack on Lindisfarne in 793 became an enduring symbol of the beginning of the Viking Age in Britain. Ruins of Lindisfarne Priory stand near the village, while 16th-century Lindisfarne Castle rises above the shore. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of Holy Island and the Northumberland coast.

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