Time Team S8E10 — Holy Island - Lindisfarne, Northumberland

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Time Team•Season 8•Episode 10

Holy Island - Lindisfarne, Northumberland

7.8/10 · 27 votesMar 11, 200149 min

Ranked #10 of 13 in Season 8•−0.2 vs season avg

The team look at a wide range of historical deposits on the iconic Holy Island of Lindisfarne, including evidence of military activity in the 16th and 17th centuries. They are joined by John Heward (architectural historian), archaeologists Caroline Hardie and Richard Fraser, and pottery expert

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Seasons25

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Season 8 Episodes13

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An Anglo-Saxon Cemetery - Normanton, Lincolnshire

The Man Who Bought a Castle - Alderton, Northamptonshire still

The Man Who Bought a Castle - Alderton, Northamptonshire

The Celtic Spring - Llygadwy, Powys still

The Celtic Spring - Llygadwy, Powys

A Waltham Villa - Waltham Field, Whittington, Gloucestershire still

A Waltham Villa - Waltham Field, Whittington, Gloucestershire

The Lost Viaduct - Blaenavon, Torfaen still

The Lost Viaduct - Blaenavon, Torfaen

A Palace Sold for Scrap - Rycote, Thame, Oxfordshire still

A Palace Sold for Scrap - Rycote, Thame, Oxfordshire

An Iron-Age Roundhouse - Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire still

An Iron-Age Roundhouse - Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire

The Bone Caves - Alveston, Gloucestershire still

The Bone Caves - Alveston, Gloucestershire

The Inter-City Villa - Basildon, Berkshire still

The Inter-City Villa - Basildon, Berkshire

Holy Island - Lindisfarne, Northumberland still

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Holy Island - Lindisfarne, Northumberland

The Leaning Tower of Bridgnorth - Bridgnorth, Shropshire still

The Leaning Tower of Bridgnorth - Bridgnorth, Shropshire

Three Tales of Canterbury - Canterbury, Kent still

Three Tales of Canterbury - Canterbury, Kent

The Leper Hospital - Winchester, Hampshire still

The Leper Hospital - Winchester, Hampshire

Cast8

Tony Robinson

Tony Robinson

Self - Presenter

Carenza Lewis

Carenza Lewis

Self - Field Archaeologist

Phil Harding

Phil Harding

Self - Field Archaeologist

John Gater

John Gater

Self - Geophysicist

Stewart Ainsworth

Stewart Ainsworth

Self - Landscape Investigator

Mick Aston

Mick Aston

Self - Landscape Archaeologist

Victor Ambrus

Victor Ambrus

Self - Historical Illustrator

Robin Bush

Robin Bush

Self - Historian

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Episode Summary

"Holy Island - Lindisfarne, Northumberland" is episode 10 of Time Team season 8. It scored 7.8/10 from 27 votes, ranking #10 of 13 episodes this season (season average 8.0). It aired on March 11, 2001.

Next: E11 · The Leaning Tower of Bridgnorth - Bridgnorth, Shropshire Best of Season 8