Lindisfarne Castle

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Lindisfarne Castle is a small 16th-century fortress dramatically perched on a rocky hill on Holy Island off the northeast coast of England, now a popular historic and scenic landmark.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf castle
fortress
historic building
tourist attraction
accessRestrictedBy tidal causeway
builtInCentury 16th century
builtOn basalt outcrop
constructionStart 1550s
convertedTo country house
country England
elevation rocky hill
gardenDesigner Gertrude Jekyll
hasFeature battlements
courtyard
gun ports
harbour views
walled garden
hasViewOf Bamburgh Castle
linked to: Bamburgh

Farne Islands
Lindisfarne Priory
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building
interiorDesigner Edwin Lutyens
locatedIn Holy Island
North East England
Northumberland
locatedNear Scottish border
locatedOn Holy Island of Lindisfarne
linked to: Holy Island

Lindisfarne
North Sea coast
managedBy National Trust
materialUsed stone
nearbyFeature Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve
nearbySettlement Holy Island village
linked to: Holy Island
notableFor dramatic coastal setting
historic military architecture
picturesque silhouette
openToPublic true
originalFunction coastal defence fort
military garrison
overlooks Lindisfarne Harbour
linked to: Lindisfarne harbour

North Sea
ownedBy National Trust
partOf Holy Island landscape
restorationEnd 1906
restorationStart 1902
restoredBy Edwin Lutyens
touristAttraction popular
usedFor defence against Scottish raids
defence against seaborne attack

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Lindisfarne hasFeature Lindisfarne Castle
Lindisfarne Castle (remodelling) appliesTo Lindisfarne Castle
Lindisfarne Castle (remodelling) locatedIn Lindisfarne Castle
Lindisfarne Castle (remodelling) heritageContext Lindisfarne Castle is a National Trust property
linked to: Lindisfarne Castle
Holy Island hasLandmark Lindisfarne Castle
Northumberland Coast AONB hasNotableSite Lindisfarne Castle
Northumberland County containsLandmark Lindisfarne Castle
Cul-de-sac filmingLocation Lindisfarne Castle
Lindisfarne harbour overlookedBy Lindisfarne Castle
Lindisfarne harbour adjacentTo Lindisfarne Castle
Lindisfarne harbour hasViewOf Lindisfarne Castle
Edward Hudson commissionedRemodellingOf Lindisfarne Castle
Edward Hudson residence Lindisfarne Castle
Northumberland coast contains Lindisfarne Castle
Holy Island Priory locatedNear Lindisfarne Castle
Cul-de-sac (1966 film) settingLocation Lindisfarne Castle