2021

NU0842 : Holy Island Sands, Refuge on the Lindisfarne Pilgrims' Path

taken 3 years ago, near to Beal, Northumberland, England

Holy Island Sands, Refuge on the Lindisfarne Pilgrims' Path
Holy Island Sands, Refuge on the Lindisfarne Pilgrims' Path
Ever since 635, when King Oswald gave the Holy Island of Lindisfarne to St Aidan to establish his monastery, the island has been a place of pilgrimage. The road was not constructed until 1954 and until then vertical poles marked the safe route across the tidal sands between the mainland and island. This route, known as the Lindisfarne Pilgrims' Path, is still used by (adventurous) walkers today; as well as the poles marking the safe path, there are wooden refuge towers for anyone who is caught out by the rising tide.
The Holy Island of Lindisfarne :: NU1242

The Holy Island of Lindisfarne, commonly known as either Holy Island or Lindisfarne, is a tidal island which lies off the northeast coast of England, to the north of Bamburgh and the tidal estuary-like mud flats of Budle Bay. It is only accessible from the mainland at low tide by means of a modern causeway, which can be reached from the village of Beal, and an ancient pilgrims' path that runs over sand and mudflats and which are covered with water at high tide.

The island itself is about 3 miles wide from west to east and about one and a half miles from north to south. At the 2011 census, the island had a population of 180. Which is boosted by the well over 650,000 visitors coming from all over the world every year. Locally the island is rarely referred to by its Anglo-Saxon name of 'Lindisfarne'. Following on from the savage attacks on the monastery by the Vikings in 793AD, it obtained its local name “Holy Island” from the observations made by the Durham monks: 'Lindisfarne - truly a 'Holy Island' baptised in the blood of so many good men....’ But its more appropriate title is, 'The Holy Island of Lindisfarne'.


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This photo is linked from: Articles: · Images shortlisted for POTY 2021 Automatic Clusters: · Holy Island Lindisfarne [34] · Mainland [28] · Tidal [8] ·
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NU0842, 282 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 22 May, 2021   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 27 May, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NU 089 427 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:40.7058N 1:51.5451W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NU 088 429
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Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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