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The view from the parking lot on our arrival: Sunshine and ominous
skies. And gale-force winds.
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Ominous skies. I quite like this picture, actually. This weather
was nice enough to wait until we actually entered the castle.
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Looks rather like a battleship. The original part of the castle
was called the 'forte of Beblowe', built from rocks from the by-then
dissolved monistary around 1543 or so, and thoroughly rebuilt in
1570. A drawing dated 1742 shows a fairly extensive castle, which
was added on to once it turned into a residence in the early 1900s.
It might still be a residence, certainly large portions are not
open to the public.
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The town and monastery (to the left) from the castle battlements.
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Navigational markers and a small building, during a momentary break.
Note the trecherous waters, with sand banks and shallow water -
the bit of a wave in the lower right is very shallow.
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Both before and after the storm. The weather was alternately stormy
and sunny, but the wind constantly blew a gale. Taking steady pictures
was quite a challenge.
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Lindisfarne Priory, built after 635 by St. Aidan. St. Cuthbert arrived
in 685, reluctantly agreeing to become bishop here. His holy life
and the discovery of his miraculously preserved body inspired the
creation of the Lindisfarne Gospels - texts beautifully illuminated
by the monk Eadfrith around 698 - and transformed the island into
a place of pilgrimage. The church was gutted by the Danish Vikings,
or the Scots, in 793. The priory was refounded in 1102 by Benedictine
Monks from Durham Castle.
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