Holy Island
Americannoun
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Also called Lindisfarne. an island off the east coast of Northumberland, England. 3 miles (4.8 km) long.
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Formerly Holyhead Island. an island off the west coast of Anglesey, in northwestern Wales. 7 miles (11 km) long.
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Also called: Lindisfarne. an island off the NE coast of Northumberland, linked to the mainland by road but accessible only at low water: site of a monastery founded by St Aidan in 635
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an island off the NW coast of Anglesey. Area: about 62 sq km (24 sq miles)
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Christine holidays every year to Northumberland with her husband Gerard where, she said, they regularly go hunting for Cuddy's beads on the Holy Island.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
In the first chapter, the loss is functional; Spike’s community on Holy Island is entirely analog.
From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026
Moir said he tried to give the show "a North East flavour" and wanted to paint more on Holy Island "but the weather was foul".
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2023
Until the causeway was built in 1954, no road connected Holy Island to the mainland.
From New York Times • Aug. 27, 2022
We were flying low over the long sands at Holy Island, and it was beautiful, but the plane kept trying to climb and I was fighting and fighting to keep it down.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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