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View of Lindisfarne Castle, on Holy Island, Northumberland

Lindisfarne Castle is a castle on Holy Island, near Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England. The island is accessible from the mainland at low tide by means of a causeway. A fort was built here in 1550 during the time of Henry VIII. About 20 years later it was replaced by a stone fortress. It was abandoned in 1893 and afterwards used as a lookout by the Coastguard. In 1903, repair work started to change the fortress into a home by the new owner, Edward Hudson. In 1944, it was donated to the National Trust.

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  • Castle on Holy Island from the west (Finden, Gutenburg)

    Depiction of the castle in the 1840s

  • Lindisfarne Castle during renovation

    The castle during the 2016–2018 renovation

  • Entrance, Lindisfarne Castle, Holy Island - geograph.org.uk - 1232251

    Castle entrance

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Castillo de Lindisfarne para niños

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