Tynemouth Castle

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Set on a strong defensive position between the River Tyne and King Edward's Bay on the North Sea coast , this is both a military and a religious site. A 7th-century monastery, the burial place of Oswin, King of Northumbria was here before it was destroyed by Danish raiders. It was later replaced by a Benedictine priory in the 13th Century. The priory's monks surrendered the site to King Henry VIII in 1539.

New Years Day. Tynemouth Castle

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Heavy snow fell in the North-East overnight and this morning. This picture shows Tynemouth Castle. The site has been fortified for hundreds of years being a strategic location at the mouth of the Tyne; the present castle was built in the 14th century with later additions.