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Warkworth Hermitage

Nearest town: Amble

Site type: former religious site

Access: Public

Church name: Hermitage dedicated to 'Jesus and Mary'.

Diocese: No Data

County: Northumberland

Country: England

Grid ref: NU241060

Lost yew site: No

Date visited: 1-May-98

Recorded by: Paul Greenwood

Protection & responsibility: English Heritage

Yews recorded at this site: Ancient 5m-7m

Notes: This English Heritage site (paying) is reached via ferry only on certain days between April and September. From the ferry a walk of about 50m passes two younger yews, before reaching the site, hidden from casual gaze by more yews. Here is found a truly fantastic 12th century oratory chapel carved in one piece into the red sandstone cliff. This has been extended and added to until the 15th century.