Tynemouth Castle and Priory

The late eleventh century Benedict Abbey are some of the most scenic ruins this part of ​​the UK. The abbey is found on cliffs and it was encompassed by the walls of a castle. However, recent excavations have revealed that the location of the abbey was a place of worship much earlier. The oldest remains are two thousand years old and are from the Iron Age. Due to the height of the area and its orientation to the sun. The proximity of the Roman camp Albeia connects the two sites, and there are also Roman remains in the vicinity of the abbey. The English king Henry VIII put and end to the monastic life of this institution in 1539 with his reform, though the records show that there were religious activity until the seventeenth century.