Both the Parker and Peterborough versions of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle for 793 record the Old English name Lindisfarena.
In the 9th-century Historia Brittonum the island appears under its Old Welsh name Medcaut. The … See more

The island of Lindisfarne is located along the northeast coast of England, close to the border with Scotland. It measures 3.0 miles (4.8 km) from east to west and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from north to south, and comprises approximat… See more

The north-east of England was largely not settled by Roman civilians apart from the Tyne valley and Hadrian's Wall. The area had been little affected during the centuries of nominal Roman occupation. The countrysid… See more

The island is within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on the Northumberland Coast. The ruined monastery is in the care of English Heritage, which also runs a museum/visitor centre nearby. The neighbouri… See more

The parish church stands on the site of the wooden church built by St Aidan in 635 AD. When the site was rebuilt by the Normans, the site of the original abbey church was redeveloped in stone as the parish church. It is the old… See more