The Holy Island of Lindisfarne and the Farne Islands - The Islands Series

Until the 1930s, visitors to Lindisfarne had to wade across the sands from Beal, on the Northumbrian mainland, following the sparsely marked Pilgrim's Way. Perhaps it is the island's wide reputation as not only the most important historically of the Holy Islands of the British Isles, but also the most accessible and picturesque that has always brought visitors over, as tourists or pilgrims, even before the present metalled causeway was built. Here is a full account of the geography, geology and natural history of Lindisfarne, and the development of the Christian tradition. In tracing the human settlements on Holy Island since pre-historic times, the authors have shown how the very features which have contributed to the popularity of the island have inevitably led to controversy over nature conservation and increasing tourism...