Comments on: A photograph in which I appear to have a foot protruding from the back of my head. The foot does not belong to me. (365:188) https://breakfastinamerica.me/2011/a-photograph-in-which-i-appear-to-have-a-foot-protruding-from-the-back-of-my-head-the-foot-does-not-belong-to-me/ Living happily ever after still means you have to clean house and do the dishes Thu, 11 Jul 2019 17:57:05 +0000 hourly 1 By: Gary https://breakfastinamerica.me/2011/a-photograph-in-which-i-appear-to-have-a-foot-protruding-from-the-back-of-my-head-the-foot-does-not-belong-to-me/#comment-215 Sat, 06 Aug 2011 05:29:37 +0000 http://garyallman2011.wordpress.com/?p=1114#comment-215 In reply to Kirby.

No. The priory got walloped by Henry VIII. The castle is 16th Century apparently partly built using stones taken from the priory.

There are interesting Wikipedia entries on both:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindisfarne
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindisfarne_Castle

Until visiting Lindisfarne I hadn’t realised that the Viking invasion had started so late (793).

]]> By: Kirby https://breakfastinamerica.me/2011/a-photograph-in-which-i-appear-to-have-a-foot-protruding-from-the-back-of-my-head-the-foot-does-not-belong-to-me/#comment-214 Sat, 06 Aug 2011 04:10:42 +0000 http://garyallman2011.wordpress.com/?p=1114#comment-214 Is the castle the same as the monastery?

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