The first Viking raid recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ... Their target was a monastery called Lindisfarne, and they decided to launch a surprise attack.It's likely that the first thing ...

The Appleby Archaeology Group will hear about the early monastic archaeology of Lindisfarne at their next meeting.

Holy Island, or Lindisfarne, is a tidal island off the Northumberland coast, and is a key historical site. The island was also a target for Viking raids in the eighth, ninth, and tenth centuries.