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Lindisfarne

British  
/ ˈlɪndɪsˌfɑːn /

noun

  1. another name for Holy Island

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Ray Laidlaw, from Lindisfarne and the show's producer, said he thought the variety show would "never" come back.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

The Grade I listed Lindisfarne Castle pops up in a pretty haunting landscape with its 16th Century fortress.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025

A couple hundred people have settled into a safe-enough life on Lindisfarne, an island that’s less than a mile from shore.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2025

As a side note, Lindisfarne remains so small and remote that it doesn’t even have any doctors today.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2025

In 685 Carlisle and the surrounding district was annexed by Ecgfrith king of Northumbria to the diocese of Lindisfarne, to which it continued subject, at least until the Danish invasion of the 9th century.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various