Memorials & monuments · Central Scotland
Guile Point West
Guile Point West is a memorial in the United Kingdom.
Russel Wills — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Guile Point West is a public memorial in central Scotland, recording local sacrifice and named in the parish register of war and civic monuments. The site is within the Northumberland Coast National Landscape (AONB), and is part of the LINDISFARNE National Nature Reserve. It sits within the North Northumberland parliamentary constituency. Postcode area TD15.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Lindisfarne SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: LINDISFARNE
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Northumberland Coast
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Lindisfarne, also known as Holy Island, is a tidal island off the northeast coast of England, which constitutes the civil parish of Holy Island in Northumberland. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important centre of Celtic Christianity under Saints Aidan, Cuthbert, Eadfrith, and Eadberht of Lindisfarne. The island was originally home to a monastery, which was destroyed during the Viking invasions but re-established as a priory following the Norman Conquest of England. Other notable sites built on the island are St Mary the Virgin parish church (originally built in 635 CE and restored in 1860), Lindisfarne Castle, several lighthouses and other navigational markers, and a complex network of lime kilns. The island is part of the Northumberland Coast National Landscape and a hotspot for historical tourism and bird watching.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 55.6580, -1.7950
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Holy Island
- Postcode
- TD15 2SH
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Northumberland
Sources
- osm: n2374260002 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Guile Point East Lighthouse (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Guile Point West?
- Guile Point West is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode TD15 2SH), in the parish of Holy Island.
- Is Guile Point West a protected site?
- Yes — Guile Point West is part of the Lindisfarne SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Guile Point West free to visit?
- Yes, Guile Point West is free to enter.
- How do I get to Guile Point West?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TD15 2SH. It sits within the North Northumberland parliamentary constituency.