Do you like my title? Sounds like a fascinating book, don’t you think?
Well, it hasn’t been written yet, at least not by me. I just returned from a
family holiday in Northumberland, and we visited the
Holy Island Lindisfarne.
Using our
English Heritage membership, we visited
Lindisfarne Priory, and
enjoyed a fascinating tour of this religious relic. I found the site peaceful
and full of intrigue, including the information plaques that were scattered
about the ruins.
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This one in particular caught my imagination. The ruined steps are
crumbling and stand in the middle of a grassy area, what was once the priory
hall. Looking across and up, I could see more steps floating in the ruined
tower, and I could only imagine how it must have felt to be a monk trudging up
those dark and cold stairs on this lonely island all those centuries ago. Why did
they have night stairs to the dormitory? What was the significance? I couldn’t
find out while I was there, but I haven’t yet read the guide book that I bought.
Perhaps that will hold the answers I seek…
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