A Son of the Rock

The ruins of Lindisfarne Priory are in Lindisfarne village on the low lying part of Holy Island (Lindisfarne.)

Just outside the ruins themselves there is a statue of St Aidan:-

Lindisfarne Priory:-

Part of grounds, St Mary’s Church in background:-

More ruins in the grounds:-

St Cuthbert‘s statue:-

Dedication Plaque (to Cuthbert of Farne):-

In St Mary’s Church (see above) is this life-size wooden statue of Lindisfarne monks carrying St Cuthbert’s body round Northumbria in an attempt to find a safe place to bury him away from Viking pillagers. (Eventually he was interred in Durham Cathedral.)