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The castle and priory of Tynemouth stand on a rocky headland called Pen Bal Crag, once occupied by a Saxon monastery from the 7th Century. Of the visible remains, the Benedictine Priory was founded in the 11th Century. It was, in turn, followed by a castle, a World War I coastal defense battery and a modern Coast Guard station. The gun battery magazines alone are well worth a visit. The cemetery contains some interesting gravestones; one marks the resting place of the man who held the lantern for the burial of Sir John Moore at Corunna. Two Nortumbrian kings, and one Scottish king are also buried here.
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