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Lindisfarne's lost safe route markers replaced Lindisfarne's lost safe route markers replaced
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Missing poles marking a safe route to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne have been replaced.Missing poles marking a safe route to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne have been replaced.
Wooden poles have marked Pilgrim's Way for decades but in recent years many had become loose or disappeared.Wooden poles have marked Pilgrim's Way for decades but in recent years many had become loose or disappeared.
They have been replaced under the Peregrini Lindisfarne Landscape Partnership Scheme, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).They have been replaced under the Peregrini Lindisfarne Landscape Partnership Scheme, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).
Ivor Crowther, head of HLF North East, said the poles are one of Northumberland's "most iconic views."Ivor Crowther, head of HLF North East, said the poles are one of Northumberland's "most iconic views."
Holy Island has been a place of pilgrimage since 635 when King Oswald gave it to St Aiden to found a monastery. Holy Island has been a place of pilgrimage since 635 when King Oswald gave it to St Aidan to found a monastery.
Before the opening of a road in 1954, the poles were the only indicator of the safe route.Before the opening of a road in 1954, the poles were the only indicator of the safe route.
The replacement poles are rough larch trunks from a local woodland.The replacement poles are rough larch trunks from a local woodland.