Lindisfarne Priory, Holy Island, Northumberland
Built over 1400 years ago, without the aid of modern spirit levels or Computer Aided Design, Lindisfarne Priory is a tribute to those early stone masons who could create massif structures of lines, angles and a few curves out of hand hued stone.
My contribution to Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge – Lines and Angles.
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http://ceenphotography.com/2016/01/28/cees-black-white-photo-challenge-lines-and-angles/
28th January
(C) David Oakes 2016
DAVID OAKES - IMAGES. 
incredible and so beautiful!
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Fabulous…a place I have long intended to visit…
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Holy Island is only a very small dot off the Northumberland coast but there is lots to see and explore
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I know, went to see the place a very long time ago, but the tide was in and it was a long wait for the road to be open again…we turned round and left. One day!
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I suppose the fact that the island is ‘cut off’ at high tide gives it that extra magical touch.
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Exactly!
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I don’t think I’d venture under that arc? No safety measures for visitors?
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All structures very regularly checked and maintained
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You may inspect what’s on the outside, but not what’s inside.
No thanks!
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Gosh…you better not come to the UK then as all our monuments are old and would put you at risk!….. and we have a virtual monopole on castles, abbey’s and churches still standing as testament to the original builders.
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Oh so beautiful and full of geometry. Thanks 😀
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Another place to go to… Good thing is that I can do more than just admiring Holy Island (from the main land). I will go and visit Dilston Phisic Gardens and find a affordable place to stay overnight. B&B’s are way to deer. I am hoping for a hostel close to a bus stop or train station as I travel by public transport.
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