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 Clark, 64, was hunting for fossils during a Boxing Day walk on Holy Island, Northumberland when something caught her eye.
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
Proposals at Northumberland's Holy Island were dropped after fears were voiced that a ban on fishing could devastate the local economy.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2023
Few events in life are as certain as the tide that twice daily cascades across the causeway that connects Holy Island with the English coastline, temporarily severing its link to the mainland.
From New York Times ● Aug. 27, 2022
The sun still sets quite late in the north of England in August, and Maddie on fabric wings flew low over the long sands of Holy Island and saw seals gathered there.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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