So it was decided to send Aidan to Northumbria. St. Oswald came to love Aidan and gave him the island of Lindisfarne (another name: Holy Island) situated off the north-eastern shores of England in the ...

But the island continued to be important to Christians and they returned to build this stone monastery 400 years later.' 'To this day, Lindisfarne is known as Holy Island.' 'The Vikings had ...

Lindisfarne, also known as Holy Island, was one of the first landing sites of the Vikings. Monasteries were places where monks lived and worshipped. Most people respected the monks and gave them ...

The remains were found during work to install a new water pipe on Holy Island ... The famous Lindisfarne Gospels were produced on the island and, in 793, the monastery was raided by Vikings.

Holy Island's fishermen and residents said the ... economic impact was a "key part" of its assessment of the sites. But Lindisfarne was a "highly biodiverse" area, home to 40 threatened or ...

Holy Island, the tidal island, also known as Lindisfarne, is located off the coast of Northumberland, with the nearest town ...

Holy Island is home to the ruins of Lindisfarne Priory, the restored Lindisfarne Castle, the stunning Gertrude Jeykll gardens ...

The Northern Lights lit up the skies with spectacular bright pink hues visible overnight. Stunning photos of the dazzling ...

The experts at hospitality payment company Dojo have compiled a list of the UK's most remote pubs - all of which are only ...

Two rare early grave markers have been discovered within days of each other at an archaeological dig on Holy Island. When ChronicleLive visited the tidal island off the Northumberland Coast on ...

In comparison, today’s Top Gear jeopardy is trivial. It’s neap tides, the gentlest ones, and a blissfully calm day as we traverse the Holy Island causeway. This road is the lifeline to the fishing ...