Saturday, 16 July 2011

Coquet Island

Coquet Island, Northumberland viewed from Warkworth Castle

Coquet Island is located off the Northumberland coast, but landing is strictly forbidden to protect the seabird colonies. The island is home to the medieval ruins of Saint Henry the Dane's hermitage which have been incorporated into the Victorian lighthouse.

8 comments:

  1. It does seem that a lot of the saints were hermits, doesn't it? Lovely picture.

    ReplyDelete
  2. @Emma

    You are sooo right. Although I would be too if I lived on a island like this.

    ReplyDelete
  3. What a fabulous place..I would love to go close and take photography there!

    ReplyDelete
  4. It looks quite bleak but I should imagine it was the kind of place that at one time allowed someone very deep thought.

    ReplyDelete
  5. I could learn to love living on a place like that, if I could leave every once in awhile. I'm a bit of a hermit myself.

    ReplyDelete
  6. Nice and great post. Thanks for sharing this good information.

    ReplyDelete
  7. Coyote Island looks great. Thanks for sharing the post

    ReplyDelete

I love to read your comments. If you're familiar with any of the places, plants or creatures or have anything else to add, please feel free to leave a comment below.