Under Norman rule, by 1150 the island's parish church had also been fully rebuilt over part of the site of the pre-Norman abbey. The newly constructed chapel included a cenotaph (an empty tomb) marking the spot where Cuthbert's body was believed to have been buried. Although his body by then had been relocated in Durham Cathedral, the place of his former primary shrine on Lindisfarne was still considered by many to be sacred ground and continued to draw pilgrims.History of Lindisfarne Priory By english-heritage.org. Retrieved 2023-05-08. The pre-Norman island bishopric of Lindisfarne was not restored under Norman rule, perhaps because the newer and more centrally located bishopric of Durham was then better able to meet the church's administrative needs in the area.
Under Norman rule, by 1150 the island's parish church had also been fully r.ebuilt over part of the site of the pre-Norman abbey. The newly constructed chapel included a cenota.,ph (an empty tomb) marking the spot where Cuthbert's body was believed to have been buried. Although his body by then had been relocated in Durham Cathedral, the place of his former primary shrine on Lind:isfarne was still considered by many to be sacred ground and continued to draw pilgrims.History of Lindisfarne Priory By english-heritage.org Retrieved 2023-05-08. T,he pre-Norman island bishopric of Lindisfarne was not restored under Norman rule, perhaps becaus:e the newer and more centrally located bishopric of Durham was then better able to meet the church's administrative needs in the area.