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Tag Archives: Lindisfarne
North-easterly: A Final Grace
“…Manifest thy light for my regeneration, and let the breadth, height, fullness and crown of the solar radiance appear, and may the within shine forth!” Abbe de Villars, ‘The Comte de Gabalis’ “We’ve just got to the top of the … Continue reading
Posted in Ancestors, Ancient sites, Photography, The Silent Eye
Tagged Celtic Christianity, Holy Island, Lindisfarne, magic, Mermaids, monks, Northumberland, pilgrimage, psychology, sea, seals, skeletons, spirituality, St Aidan, St Cuthbert, tides, time
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Discovering Albion – day 8: Sunset
We walked up to the Heugh, a high point of the island, to watch the sun set in the west. Once there was a fort here and some of the ruined walls remain, providing a little shelter from the prevailing … Continue reading
Posted in adventure, Ancient sites, Photography, scotland road trip, travel
Tagged birds, Holy Island, Lindisfarne, St Cuthbert, sunset
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Discovering Albion – day 8: A Tide of Silence
Winter on Holy Island, it seems, is silent save for the song of the waves and the cry of the gull. The visitors had left; the locals all seemed to be indoors. It was as if we shared the island … Continue reading
Posted in adventure, Birds, Photography, scotland road trip, travel
Tagged Holy Island, Lindisfarne, sea, St Aidan, St Cuthbert, wild birds
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Discovering Albion – day 8: Out to the Castle
We had found a pub and, duly watered and warmed by the coal fire of the Crown and Anchor, had wandered out to look around. The tide was still out, but the few visitors were already making their way back … Continue reading
Posted in adventure, Photography, scotland road trip, travel
Tagged birds, castle, Gertrude Jekyll, Holy Island, Lindisfarne, sea
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Discovering Albion – day 8: Marooned
For with the flow and ebb, its style Varies from continent to isle; Dry shod o’er sands, twice every day The pilgrims to the shrine find way; Twice every day the waves efface Of staves and sandalled feet the trace. … Continue reading
Posted in adventure, Photography, scotland road trip, travel
Tagged causeway, Holy Island, island, Lindisfarne, pilgrim's route
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Discovering Albion – day 8: Sea Storms
“Why is there a pyramid in the middle of East Lothian?” We’d both seen it before of course on our travels, but had never taken note in the way we do now that our adventures with the books have taught … Continue reading
Posted in adventure, Photography, scotland road trip, travel
Tagged hillfort, King James, knight, Lindisfarne, north berwick, witchcraft, with trials
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Solstice of the Moon: A flying visit…
There was absolutely no way we were going to drive to our destination without getting sidetracked. Where would be the fun in that? So we decided that the first place that would take us from the main road north would … Continue reading
Posted in adventure, albion, Ancient sites, Birds, Books, Photography, road trip, Sacred sites, Solstice of the Moon, Stuart France and Sue Vincent, wildlife
Tagged Holy Island, Lindisfarne, sparrows
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Encounters
During our recent visit to Holy Island, while some visited the castle, Stuart, Gary and I wandered the isle then repaired to a café where we had all arranged to meet for a light lunch. Knowing the place of old, … Continue reading
The Stone and the Pilgrim (5) ~ Steve Tanham
We stumbled upon the Preston Pele Tower, fifteen miles south-west of Bamburgh, back in February, 2018. My wife and I had seen a reference to it on a noticeboard in a cafe some distance to the north. It’s quite hard … Continue reading