Wearmouth and Jarrow Monastic Sites

Download or read book Wearmouth and Jarrow Monastic Sites written by Rosemary Cramp and published by Historic England. This book was released on 2005 with total page 700 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Founded by Benedict Biscop in the late 7th century, the twin monastery of Wearmouth and Jarrow achieved an international reputation through the writings of Bede. Destroyed in the mid 9th century the house was refounded in the 11th and survives to this day as a seat of religious scholarship. This volume describes the material remains from the excavations.