Cradle of Christianity When you cross the dramatic causeway to Holy Island, you journey into our spiritual heritage. Few places are as beautiful or have such special significance. The corpse of St.Cuthbert was found undecayed in 698AD and this became one of the most sacred shrines in Christendom. For 1300 years it has been a place of pilgrimage and still is today.
Marvel at precious Anglo-Saxon art and carvings and the Lindisfarne Gospels (now in the British Library). Learn about the monastery's fantastic wealth and walk in the grounds where brutal Viking raiders plundered the priory, forcing monks into refuge on the mainland. Visit our lively and atmospheric museum; it explains what life was like more than a millennium ago and illustrates the drama of Lindisfarne.
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