Tynemouth Castle and Priory

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Tynemouth Castle and Priory

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We had visit to Tynemouth today (Sat 20th Feb) and wandered around the Castle and Priory.

This is set on a headland that has been in use for about the last 2000 years, there is evidence of iron age villagers, Saxon and Benedictine monks, Kings of Northumberland have been buried here.

During the second world war it was part of the coastal defences and there is also a Coast Guard station at the front of the headland.

Here are a few pics (I've got quite a few to work through)
The entrance - this is the castle part
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Inside the Percy Chantry, part of the Priory complex
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A six inch gun on the headland
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Re: Tynemouth Castle and Priory

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I thank you for such nice shots, specially the second one. Those walls have seen a lot.
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