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HOLY ISLAND / LINDISFARNE - History of the Island, plus Current Issues (people marooned on Causeway, etc)

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#1 ·
Causeway group's views on Holy Island causeway changes
by Brian Daniel, The Journal, December 10th 2011





A GROUP set up to find ways of stopping cars getting stuck on the Holy Island causeway has ruled out any major changes to the road after opposition from local people.

Calls for barriers to be erected at the ends of the causeway have been dismissed by the working group set up by Northumberland County Council after a summer in which cars have been submerged after ignoring warning signs.

The group ruled that barriers would be “unreliable and impractical.”

Visitors to Holy Island regularly try to drive across the causeway when the tide is in, despite signs advising them of the safe crossing times.

Cars suffer serious damage once they hit the water, often having to be written off, and passengers have to be rescued.

There have been calls for barriers to be erected at either end of the causeway, and lowered when the tide is in.


Read More - http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-...iews-on-changes-61634-29928726/#ixzz1g7gk6ZTi
 
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#78 ·
War Memorial Holy Island

17/02039/LBC | Listed Building Consent for repairs to war memorial | War Memorial Holy Island Northumberland
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Details and photographs of the war memorial can be seen on the North East War Memorials Project web site @ http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=7653

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#79 ·
Month-long dig on Holy Island reveals special place of island's long religious history

From today's Chronicle Live, copyright NCJMedia Ltd @ http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/month-long-dig-holy-island-13427416
Month-long dig on Holy Island reveals special place of island's long religious history
Tony Henderson 4 August 2017


An overall view of The Heugh, with the excavated church site to the right and the tower site to the left (Image: Handout)

The special place of a natural feature in an island’s long religious history has been revealed by archaeologists.

The month-long dig on Holy Island, part of the Peregrini Lindisfarne Community Archaeology project, has concentrated on a ridge called The Heugh.

We reported how the dig uncovered the layout of what could be an early Anglo-Saxon church on the high ground. But the project also investigated a nearby stone platform, which could be the base of a tower used for signalling to the Farne Islands and Bamburgh, which was the royal power centre of Northumbria.

An area known as the Lantern Chapel to the west end of The Heugh was also examined and evidence as found confirming the church building, which was backed up by the discovery of a grave cut into the bedrock that contained the remains of seven individuals.

Northumberland County Council conservation manager, Sara Rushton, said: “The results of this year’s excavations on The Heugh have exceeded all our expectations and will cause us to radically re-think how this narrow, exposed rocky ridge was used in the medieval and early-medieval period.

Read more and see video @ http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/month-long-dig-holy-island-13427416
 
#80 ·
Six people rescued after getting stranded on flooded Holy Island causeway

From the Chronicle Live, copyright NCJMedia Ltd @ http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/six-people-rescued-after-getting-13501799
Six people rescued after getting stranded on flooded Holy Island causeway
By Michael Muncaster 19 August 2017


Six people rescued after getting stranded on Holy Island causeway (Image: handout)

Six people had to be rescued after their vehicle got stranded on the flooded Holy Island causeway.

Coastguards were called to scene at around 2.45pm on Saturday after the vehicle was spotted crossing the causeway while the tide was coming in. The Holy Island Coastguard Rescue Team rushed to the group’s aid and brought them safely back to Holy Island.

A spokesman from the rescue team said: “The team tasked by Coastguard Operations Centre Humber this afternoon to deal with an incident on Holy Island causeway. A vehicle with six people onboard had driven into the water and subsequently became cut off by the tide. Our coastguard officers assisted all the casualties out of the water and back to safety on Holy Island.

Maritime operation officer Jordan Grebby, of the Holy Island Coastguard Rescue Team, said: “It is important people check the tide times to ensure a safe crossing and do not risk it. The tide comes in at such a rate and can take vehicles off the causeway. There is often an increase of rescues in the summer because of tourists visiting the island so we want them to stay safe.”

Read more and see video @ http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/six-people-rescued-after-getting-13501799
 
#82 ·
Holy Island Coastguard rescues more victims of tides - but these were stranded as water went OUT

A different twist on rescue's at Lindisfarne - from the Chronicle Live, copyright NCJMedia Ltd @ http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/holy-island-coastguard-rescues-more-13504749
Holy Island Coastguard rescues more victims of tides - but these were stranded as water went OUT
By Hannah Graham 21 August 2017


Jet-skis stranded on Holy Island Causeway

It’s pretty common for vehicles to get stranded on Holy Island’s causeway.

Normally, though, the problems arise when the tide suddenly starts to come in. But the opposite issue befell these jet-ski owners, who were left high and dry as water started to move off the road.

Four jet-skis were found in the North of the causeway just before 4pm on Sunday afternoon, unable to move after the famously fast-moving water had deserted the area. The owners of the jet-skis, who had been forced to walk back to the mainland, were then reunited with their crafts.

A spokesperson for the Holy Island Coastguard Rescue Team said: “Coastguard Officers from Holy Island arrived on-scene at Holy Island Causeway and located all four jet skis aground, scattered between Holy Island, Snook Point and the mainland at Goswick. Berwick Coastguard Rescue Team was then tasked to meet up with the casualties from the main land side. Both coastguard teams from Berwick and Holy Island worked together with the jet-ski owners to safely recover the crafts to the car park at Goswick Golf Course.”

Read more @ http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/holy-island-coastguard-rescues-more-13504749
 
#83 ·
Eight eye-catching sculptures on display

FRom today's Northumberland Gazette @ http://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/eight-eye-catching-sculptures-on-display-1-8731231
Eight eye-catching sculptures on display
2 August 2017
James Willoughby


One of the sculptures around the Lindisfarne Nature Trail.

A series of eight larger-than-life willow sculptures have taken up residence on points around the Lindisfarne Nature Trail.

The models were created by willow sculptor Anna Turnbull, with help from 40 volunteers with the Heritage Lottery-funded Peregrini Lindisfarne Landscape Partnership project. The sculptures depict key species of the Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve, managed by Natural England, and include brent geese in flight; a short-eared owl; and a flowering Lindisfarne helleborine orchid.

The Lindisfarne Nature Trail follows a circular route of approximately three miles from the Window on the Wild building on the road to Lindisfarne Castle, east of Holy Island village. The sculptures will be in situ until the end of the summer season, after which they will be taken down for winter storage at Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve’s headquarters at Beal. They will be re-erected in spring 2018.

A sculpture trail guide with information about each species featured will soon be available from www.per egrinilindisfarne.org.uk

Read more at: http://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/eight-eye-catching-sculptures-on-display-1-8731231
 
#84 ·
Castle restoration entering new phase

From today's Northumberland Gazette @ http://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/castle-restoration-entering-new-phase-1-8789464
Castle restoration entering new phase
Ian Smith 6 October 2017


Work at Lindisfarne Castle.

The focus of a £1.3million restoration project on Lindisfarne Castle is set to move to its north and west elevations. Work on the east and south elevations, which has involved a huge scaffolding construction and tent covering the roof, is nearing completion.

Nick Lewis, house steward for the National Trust, said: “By comparison, the west elevation of Lindisfarne is tiny; consisting only really of a few bits of the Upper Battery visible from the harbour. “Of course this side bears the brunt of the prevailing weather, so is in need of particular care, as is the north side, on the left as you look at the building from the harbour.”

Writing in the Island newsletter, he reveals that the full harl applied in the 1990s is in decent condition. However the wall behind has deteriorated much like the other elevations and its core is in need of packing and pinning before the harl can be reapplied and lime-washed in tune with the rest of the building. “To access this there is further scaffolding going up both on the north side and on the Upper Battery,” explained Nick. The huge scaffold already on the north side is being extended westward by five bays while the construction on the Battery will go up and over the Upper Gallery to connect up to the north side. The vast tent covering the east roof will then be dismantled – along with the giant buttress on the south side which holds it up – and then reassembled over the north and west roof. A new spitter (or spout) on the south elevation overlooking the road up to the boat sheds has now been installed and will take rainwater from the Upper Gallery roof down onto the crag. This was carried out via a cantilevered scaffold from the Upper Battery weighed-down by two giant water tanks.

The stonework itself was carried out by Hutton Stone along with the St Astier masons onsite, and is an exact copy of the other spitters at the castle. On the castle’s interior, major strides are being made in cleaning off impermeable paints from the walls. This process used a DOFF machine which works like a giant steam cleaner.

Read more at: http://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/castle-restoration-entering-new-phase-1-8789464
 
#86 ·
WATCH: The Old Lifeboat House on Holy Island opens after £1.37m restoration project

From today's Northumberland Gazette @ http://www.northumberlandgazette.co...ens-after-1-37m-restoration-project-1-8852612
WATCH: The Old Lifeboat House on Holy Island opens after £1.37m restoration project
Janet Hall 11 November 2017


Dick Patterson, from the Holy Island of Lindisfarne Developmen tTrust, Jane Crossman and Ellen Creighton, from the Heritage Lottery Fund, at the opening of the Old LIfeboat House on Holy Island. Picture by Jane Coltman

The long history of lifeboat rescues on Holy Island has been preserved. The Old Lifeboat House, opposite St Cuthbert's Isle, has been restored and officially opened.

The Peregrini Lindisfarne Landscape Partnership restoration project has been carried out with the support £1.37million of Heritage Lottery Funding and now contains interpretation boards telling the story of lifeboat rescues.

The lifeboat house was officially opened on Friday by Jane Crossman, daughter-in-law of Lady Rose Crossman, who was a major benefactor on Holy Island. Before cutting the ribbon, Mrs Crossman thanked all the volunteers "who have done so much in order to make this a fantastic part of Holy Island."

At the opening, Dick Patterson, from the Holy Island of Lindisfarne Community Development Trust, said: "It's 50 years since our lifeboat was taken out of service by the RNLI. The memories have faded a bit but I think this might revive the memories of the lifeboat crews, men and women and the 10 lifeboats that have been stationed on the island."

Ellen Creighton, from the Heritage Lottery Fund, said the opening was a chance to say thanks to the National Lottery players who made it possible for the Heritage Lottery Fund to award the funding to Peregrini Lindisfarne. She said: "The lifeboat house project epitomises what Peregrini Lindisfarne is about and that is organisations, communities and people working together to protect, conserve, share and celebrate what's probably lesser known heritage on Holy Island so it's important."

Read more at: http://www.northumberlandgazette.co...ens-after-1-37m-restoration-project-1-8852612

Read more at: http://www.northumberlandgazette.co...ens-after-1-37m-restoration-project-1-8852612
 
#87 ·
Archaeology festival to take place in Northumberland next year

Courtesy of the Northumberland Gazette @ https://www.northumberlandgazette.c...e-place-in-northumberland-next-year-1-8892995
Archaeology festival to take place in Northumberland next year
Ben O’Connell 5 December 2017


Mick Aston and Tony Robinson. Picture by Steve Shearn

A new archaeology festival, announced on Sunday by Sir Tony Robinson, will be taking place in Northumberland next year.

DigVentures, the crowdfunding archaeological social enterprise, has revealed that the inaugural DigNation will take place on Holy Island in September 2018. It features two days of professional excavations alongside lectures and other activities celebrating the legacy of archaeologist and Time Team presenter Professor Mick Aston.

His friend and co-host, Sir Tony Robinson, has helped to create the festival, which has been inspired by Mick’s lifelong mission to increase public understanding of archaeology and enable wider participation in the field. Featuring high-profile experts, it will focus on the four main areas of Mick’s expertise – monastic archaeology, medieval settlements, landscape archaeology, and public archaeology and science. In addition to the talks programme and dig, there will be a lab full of activities tailored for families and a Saturday evening keynote lecture by Tony Robinson.

DigVentures has also extended the reach of the festival; online audiences will be invited to take part through social media, live streaming and specially curated podcasts and video footage, with the support of festival media partner Dan Snow and the History Hit channel.

Sir Tony Robinson said: “Mick was passionate about archaeology and in getting new audiences hooked on the excitement of a dig, whether by getting their hands dirty in a trench or watching discoveries unfold from the comfort of their own sofa. DigVenture’s platform allows audiences from around the world to be part of the action at DigNation in ways that wouldn’t have been possible even a few years ago and Mick would have loved that.”

Read more at: https://www.northumberlandgazette.c...e-place-in-northumberland-next-year-1-8892995


Courtesy of https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=8&v=W5_dWrgb54U

DigNation: The Crowdfunded Archaeology Festival!


 
#88 ·
Work continuing on Castle’s restoration

From today's Northumberland Gazette @ https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/work-continuing-on-castle-s-restoration-1-8897827
Work continuing on Castle’s restoration
Ben O’Connell 8 December 2017


House steward Nick Lewis carries out one of the many items from Lindisfarne Castle last year. Picture by Jane Coltman

Restoration work continues at Lindisfarne Castle, more than a year since the contents were moved out ahead of the major upgrade.

Last month, there was more furniture to be moved, albeit on a much smaller scale than the seven-day packing-up process in late October/early November last year.

Writing in the latest Holy Island e-newsletter, house steward Nick Lewis said: ‘I suppose then it is only fitting that a year on we commemorated that mammoth task by moving some more furniture last week, although thankfully it was only a few pieces and over a matter of yards. Three large pieces of furniture remained in the Castle’s kitchen during the work as they were too large to move; in fact they had to be simply ‘boxed in’ where they stood, effectively creating a room within a room. The rest of the kitchen could then be worked on and now that work is complete, the boxing needed to be taken down, the furniture moved across the room, and the boxing re-erected. One item, a huge dresser designed by Lutyens for the room, could not be moved. The dresser has occupied the same space for the last 111 years and we weren’t about to change that. The wall it sits against is internal and so not at huge risk of water ingress, so the dresser could be protected on its own while the other two pieces moved across the room.’

Meanwhile, work to the main stairway is now complete with the final skim coat of lime plaster going on the walls in the middle of last month. Nick added: ‘The walls aren’t getting painted just yet but it already looks amazing; particularly the old medieval door (probably pinched from the Priory) which now stands out as a feature rather than being lost in the old scheme of modern masonry paint.’

Read more at: https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/work-continuing-on-castle-s-restoration-1-8897827
 
#89 ·
The Ship Inn, Marygate, Holy Island

18/03279/LBC | Listed building consent for proposed single storey garden extension to form Gin brewing and storage areas. | The Ship Inn Marygate Holy Island TD15 2SJ
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Proposal Listed building consent for proposed single storey garden extension to form Gin brewing and storage areas.
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#90 ·
'Leaking' Lindisfarne Castle reopens after four years of repairs

BBC News Tyne and Wear website article from 14/02/19 about "completion" of the refurbishment works to Lindisfarne Castle

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'Leaking' Lindisfarne Castle reopens after four years of repairs

Repairs on a leaking 16th Century castle which cost £3m to complete should last for a century, bosses said.

Lindisfarne Castle was built in 1550 on Holy Island, Northumberland, and is owned by the National Trust.

The castle has been closed for the past 18 months and supported by scaffolding while experts repaired leaks and restored stonework.

Now the work is complete, steward Nick Lewis said the castle should not need more work for 100 years.


Full article on https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-47231218

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Article from National Trust on subject of outstanding work requiring completion at Lindisfarne Castle ahead of opening to the public on 01 April 2019

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Lindisfarne Castle is back

The handover of the castle marks the completion of all internal conservation work which has been undertaken to manage the effects of battering sea, wind and rain that come from sitting on top of a high crag on Northumberland’s Holy Island.

Although some external work is scheduled to continue into May, it means we can now move back in and prepare to open the castle to the public on 1 April. Light fittings are to be reinstalled; computers need to be plugged in, desks assembled and even our trusty photocopier needs to be hauled up the hill. Once we’re back in residence we have a full deep clean to take care of and then project exhibitions to prepare for opening.


Full article on https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/lindisfarne-castle/features/lindisfarne-castle-is-back

AND

More on what was carried out on this National Trust article

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Lindisfarne Castle Major Project 2016-2018

The exposed location of Lindisfarne Castle causes the fabric of the building to be under constant pressure from the elements. This contributed to several problems within the building such as penetrating damp, deterioration of stonework and pointing, and failures of windows. These issues have always been a problem here, but by 2013/14 they had got to a stage where action needed to be taken. The castle required significant investment to improve the building fabric and help the structure deal with what the weather throws at it.


Full article, includes near 6 minute video, on https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/li...es/lindisfarne-castle-major-project-2016-2018

KEN
 
#91 ·
Two rescued at Holy Island causeway after campervan is stuck in water

Another vehicle caught by the tide on Holy Island Causeway

Chronicle Live website article from 23/03/19

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Two rescued at Holy Island causeway after campervan is stuck in water

The incident took place at around 3pm on Saturday after a driver tried to cross the causeway but was cut off by the water

Seahouses RNLI Inshore Lifeboat, who were on a training exercise at the Farne Islands, were asked to attend the scene.

On arrival, they found a horsebox-type campervan partially submerged. Two occupants, who were foreign nationals and spoke very little English, had managed to reach the refuge box after abandoning their vehicle.


Full article on https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/two-rescued-holy-island-causeway-16018805

KEN
 
#92 ·
RNLI transport firefighters to Holy Island after blaze breaks out in the middle of the night

Chronicle Live website article from 24/03/19

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RNLI transport firefighters to Holy Island after blaze breaks out in the middle of the night

Seahouses RNLI were called out after Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service required assistance to get crews to the island in the early hours of Sunday morning.

A chimney fire had broken out in a terraced house on Holy Island shortly after 3am on Sunday morning

Fire Crews from Berwick and Belford had just been able to cross the causeway where the tide was flooding but an additional crew from Wooler had to be taken by boat.


Full article on https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/new...i-transport-firefighters-holy-island-16019688

KEN
 
#93 ·
"Villages by the Sea - Holy Island (Lindisfarne)" You Tube video

On 20/02/21 came across this near 29 minutes long You Tube video, Villages by the Sea - Holy Island (Lindisfarne), a BBC programme, published byTravelToob on 15/02/21

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"Archaeologist Ben Robinson discovers the story of the monks and villagers of the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, off the Northumberland coast."

Link,

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#94 ·
"The Holy Island of Lindisfarne【4K】| Northumberland Island Walk 2021" You Tube video

You Tube video "The Holy Island of Lindisfarne【4K】| Northumberland Island Walk 2021" approx 36 minutes 30 seconds long, published by Let's Walk! on 23/06/21

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Join me for something a little bit different, as we take a walk on the windswept Holy Island of Lindisfarne, located in Northumberland, roughly a mile off the coast of the British mainland.

Accessible only at certain times of day due to the tides, this is one of the holiest places in Britain, and the place from where Christianity first spread in northern England almost 1,400 years ago.

On our walk around The Holy Island, we pass a number of interesting landmarks, including The Heugh, Heugh Hill Lighthouse, Lindisfarne War Memorial, The Lookout, the ruins of Lindisfarne Priory, St. Cuthbert's Island, the Old Lifeboat House, the Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Market Place, Lindisfarne Village Cross, St. Cuthbert's United Reformed Church, St. Aidan's Winery - the home of Lindisfarne Mead, The Manor House Hotel, The Crown & Anchor Inn, The White House, Marygate, Chare Ends, The Ship Inn (formerly The Northumberland Arms), Lindisfarne Coastguard Station, Lindisfarne Beach, Lindisfarne Harbour, and Lindisfarne Castle.


Link,

KEN
 
#95 ·
"Holy Island Causeway Driving Disasters" You Tube video

You Tube video Holy Island Causeway Driving Disasters, approx 3 minutes long, published by ChronicleLive on 04/06/21

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Planning a visit to Holy Island over the summer? Don’t get caught out by the tide like these drivers!

The popular Northumberland tourist destination is a notorious blackspot for emergency rescues, as motorists become stranded on the causeway by rising waters, often having to be rescued by the Coastguard and RNLI.

Be sure to plan your visit around the safe crossing times, which are displayed on both sides of the causeway and around the Island, as well as on the Northumberland County Council Website.


Link,

KEN
 
#96 ·
Yet A G A I N . . .

Two people rescued from Holy Island causeway after car was cut off by the tide
ChronicleLIVE, 25th June 2021

The Coastguard received a call after a car was stranded on the causeway. Two people were rescued from the Holy Island causeway after being cut off by the tide. At around 3pm on Friday afternoon, the Coastguard received a call to a car stranded on the causeway road after the safe crossing time ended at 1.35pm.

The Coastguard confirmed that two people were then rescued from the Holy Island causeway. They were safely escorted to the mainland by rescue teams. Later in the afternoon, tourism ambassadors Exploring Northumberland posted a warning for the public to take note of the tide times. The post said: "If you are visiting Holy Island aka Lindisfarne, Northumberland, this summer PLEASE take note of the tide times."

"You will NEVER beat the tide so don't attempt to cross the causeway after the stated safe times."

Read More - Two people rescued from Holy Island causeway after car was cut off by the tide - Chronicle Live
 
#100 ·
Holy Island causeway: Drivers still leaving at unsafe tide times

BBC News Tyne and Wear article from 22/03/22

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Holy Island causeway: Drivers still leaving at unsafe tide times

Dozens of drivers are still trying to cross the Holy Island causeway at unsafe times despite warnings after a family were cut off by the deep water.

The BBC saw 25 drivers leave after the deadline of 14:25 GMT on Monday. (21/02/22)

It comes after a group - which also included a newborn baby - had to abandon their vehicle after attempting to drive an hour after the safe crossing time on Saturday afternoon.

Ian Clayton from RNLI Seahouses said it was "really, really worrying".

On Friday a couple also had to be rescued by lifeboat from the refuge box after their car became submerged by the tide after attempting to cross outside the safe times.


Full article on Holy Island causeway: Drivers still leaving at unsafe tide times

KEN
 
#101 ·
Six people including three children rescued from Holy Island causeway after abandoning car
ChronicleLIVE, 31st August 2022

A group of six people including three children were rescued from the Holy Island causeway in Northumberland after abandoning their car due to the hide tides. UK Coastguard requested the launch of Seahouses' inshore lifeboat at 5.50pm on Tuesday to assist three people, three children and a dog. The group had abandoned their car on the causeway and made their way into the Refuge Box.

The local Coastguard rescue teams were already in attendance and the Seahouses' inshore lifeboat evacuated the casualties from the Refuge Box. After two trips, the group were all safely on the mainland side of the causeway where they were handed into the care of local Coastguards. Thankfully no one was seriously injured but the group may lose their car due to the possible damage caused. Seahouses RNLI volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer, Ian Clayton said the group didn't appreciate the risk "until it was too late". He said: "They had attempted to cross just before high tide and didn't appreciate the risk until it was too late. Fortunately, none of the group were any the worse for their experience, although their car could be written off, depending on the level of salt water ingress."

The Coastguard is now warning people to be vigilant when crossing the causeway and to only cross when it is safe to do so. High tide at Holy Island was 5.40pm and the safe crossing time was from 9.00am until 3.30pm, and from 9.15pm until 3.40am that day.

Read More - Six people including three children rescued from Holy Island causeway after abandoning car - Chronicle Live
 
#102 ·
Lindisfarne (Holy Island) skeletons: Car park grave find 'could be medieval'

BBC News Tyne & Wear website article from 15/01/23

EXTRACT

Lindisfarne skeletons: Car park grave find 'could be medieval'

Seven skeletons discovered in graves beneath a car park could be medieval, experts believe.

The remains were found during work to install a new water pipe on Holy Island, off the Northumberland coast.

Archaeologists plan to carbon date the bones to confirm their age.

Historic finds are not uncommon on Lindisfarne, which was home to a monastery founded in 635 by Irish monk St Aidan.

The famous Lindisfarne Gospels were produced on the island and, in 793, the monastery was raided by Vikings.


Full article on Lindisfarne skeletons: Car park grave find 'could be medieval'

KEN
 
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