Lindisfarne Priory
In the year 875, Vikings destroyed the Lindisfarne community; only a few monks escaped, carrying with them St. Cuthbert's bones, which were reburied in Durham Cathedral. The sandstone Norman ruins of Lindisfarne Priory, reestablished in the 11th century, remain an impressive and eerily beautiful sight. A museum here tells the story of Cuthbert and the monks living on Lindisfarne and displays a selection of Anglo-Saxon artifacts, from carvings to knitting fragments, as well as some very early Christian prayer beads.
