Lindisfarne Castle (Holy Island)
Lindisfarne Castle, Holy Island. Photo by Northumberland County Council.
Lindisfarne Castle is a small fort built during the reign of Henry VIII (1509-47) on an outcrop of rock known as Beblowe. It replaced an earlier look-out tower. It was converted into a house in 1902 by Sir Edwin Lutyens. This is a Grade I Listed Building protected by law.
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Tudor (1485 to 1603)
Edwardian (1902 to 1910)
Edwardian (1902 to 1910)
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1968; B H Pritchard
PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEY, Northumberland Coastal Survey 1992; GUARD
TRIAL TRENCH, Lindisfarne Castle, Holy Island, Northumberland 2006; Tyne and Wear Museums
DESK BASED ASSESSMENT, Lindisfarne Castle, Northumberland 2016; Simpson and Brown
PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEY, Northumberland Coastal Survey 1992; GUARD
TRIAL TRENCH, Lindisfarne Castle, Holy Island, Northumberland 2006; Tyne and Wear Museums
DESK BASED ASSESSMENT, Lindisfarne Castle, Northumberland 2016; Simpson and Brown
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