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Lindisfarne Castle

(Holy Island)

Location OS Landranger sheet 81 NU 136417

How to get there from A1 Approx 6.5 miles south of Berwick on Tweed. Be aware of the Tide tables when planning a visit.

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History

NU 136417/Habitable/Access

Small fort built during the reign of Henry VIII, possibly on the site of an earlier look-out tower. Construction began in 1542 and it was completed in 1550 and was built from the stone of the ruined priory. It was restored in 1902 as a house by Sir Edward Lutyens and given to the National Trust in 1944. Holy Island; Beblow Fort; Belbowe Fort; Biblawe Fort; Beblowe

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