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.
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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