St Cuthbert's Cave

According to the legend, this cave might have been among the many places where the monks escaping Danish invaders either took shelter while transporting their most holy relic or where Cuthbert himself may have spent time living as an anchorite hermit before moving to the Farne Islands. These stories may not be mutually exclusive—the monks might have sought refuge here while escaping with the saint’s body because the cave had prior links to Cuthbert as he had already spent time living here as a hermit.