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Lindisfarne

British  
/ ˈlɪndɪsˌfɑːn /

noun

  1. another name for Holy Island

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

From BBC

Laura Knowles works at Lindisfarne Castle as a visitor operations and experience manager for the National Trust, and was there during filming.

From BBC

Born to a Portuguese father and an English mother, Bronze grew up in north-east England, living on Holy Island - a tidal island in Northumberland also known as Lindisfarne - with her older brother and younger sister.

From BBC

A 9th century account describes the Lindisfarne massacre as nightmarish scenes of blood and trampling and terror, of “heathen men made lamentable havoc.”

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Los Angeles Times