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Headed Home

Our final day (3 April) we went to the visitor centre and the Lindisfarne Priory museum, then took a taxi back to Berwick-upon-Tweed to catch the train. It was a blustery, windy day.

Lime Kilns

The Lime Kilns are disused now but were big business in the 19th century.

“This striking structure, built between 1801 and 1810 by Trinity House, is one of the earliest daymarks built in Britain (possibly the earliest one). A daymark is a navigational aid for shipping, and this one stands 35 feet high.” more…

North Shore

Once down to the beach we ran across all manner of things. Click any image below to see larger.

Shore

From atop the dunes we climbed down to the shore.

Sand Dunes

Next, we walked a trail among the sand dunes and the grasses at the north and west of the island, as the fog lifted and the day brightened. Click any of the pictures below to see them larger.

Who will secure the White House?

Seaweed

Clambering down from the Heugh we walked the rocky shore and I shot some seaweed still lifes.

From the Heugh

Next we wandered up to the Heugh, a rocky ledge that may hold the foundations of the earliest church on the site (7th century). The panorama below is a gigantic file, stitched together from 14 separate shots. If you enlarge it you can see incredible detail throughout.