England - Aerial view, Durham Castle, Cathedral and city

England - Aerial view, Durham Castle, Cathedral and city. University city of Durham. The dramatic sandstone bluff is almost surrounded by a steep wooded bend in the River Wear. The castle, built in 1609, dominates this natural fortress. The Norman cathedral was founded as a shrine for the body of St Cuthbert, brought here by the monks of Lindisfarne, after fleeing from Viking raids

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