Holy Island

[hoh-lee ahy-luhnd]

noun

1. Also called Lindisfarne. an island off the east coast of Northumberland, England. 3 miles (4.8 km) long.

2. Formerly Holyhead Island. an island off the west coast of Anglesey, in northwestern Wales. 7 miles (11 km) long.

Holy Island

noun

1. 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

2. an island off the NW coast of Anglesey. Area: about 62 sq km (24 sq miles)