along with the ruins of the priory

The Church of St. Mary the Virgin is the oldest building on Holy Island. It is also the only building on the island that has work from the Saxon period, most notably in the Saxon arch touching the later early-english arch in the wall that divides the nave from the chancel. Also, high above this is a typical Saxon "door."
On the outside of the building looking towards the west are stones from the Saxon period where the nave joins the chancel. Possibly, some of these stones are from the church that was built around St Aidan's original wooden church, and, therefore, it is very likely that St. Aidan worshipped on this site after arriving on Lindisfarne in 635 A.D. The current church stems from the 12th and 13th Centuries.