Lindisfarne - St Mary the Virgin

Lindisfarne, also known as Holy Island, is a tidal island off the coast. The island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD. It was an important centre of Celtic Christianity under Saints Aidan, Cuthbert, Eadfrith, and Eadberht of Lindisfarne.

St Mary the Virgin , the island´s parish church, is located next to the ruined abbey. Dating from between 1180 and 1300 the church is older than the re-established Norman priory.

The long nave could indicate that this is one of the churches of the original monastery, or it could have been built by the Christianised Vikings, for whom this was an important place.