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Holy Island Church of St Mary

In the civil parish of Holy Island.
In the historic county of Durham; North (Modern Authority of Northumberland, 1974 county of Northumberland).

The church of St Mary stands to the west of the ruined church of Lindisfarne Priory. It was built in C12 or C13 though there may have been an earlier Anglo-Saxon church on the site. Pevsner notes church has 'an impressively fortified appearance' Brooke writes "little tangible evidence of defensive adaptations, aside from the [former] vaulting and strong doorway."

This site has been described as a;
Fortified Ecclesiastical site.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Questionable.
Masonry ruins/remnants remains.


This site is a Grade 1 listed building protected by law*. (Images of England number 237727)

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is NU12564177

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Good for landscape form and features

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Good for general location

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PastScape number; 7841

County Sites and Monuments Record number; N5348

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This record last updated on Friday, April 6, 2007

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