Lindisfarne Castle, on Holy Island was built in 1550, using stones from the disused Lindisfarne Priory. It is a small castle, based on a Tudor Fort sitting on a hill called Beblowe. After the priory was suppressed the remains were used as a naval store and in 1542 Henry VIII , worried about possible Scottish invaders ordered the site to be fortified however, Beblowe Crag was not fortified until 1549. Elizabeth I ordered further work to be carried out and the fort was strengthened and gun platforms added. Although during reign of James VI the need for the castle declined a small garrison from Berwick remained to protect the harbour. In 1715 during the Jacobite Rising a small number of locals, supporting the Jacobites seized the castle but were soon captured and imprisoned.
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