Holy Island (England
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Other Identifiers
- Work cat.: Morden, R. The smaller islands in the British ocean, 1695(Holy I.)
- BGN U.K. gaz., 1950(Holy Island, ISL, 55⁰41ʹN, 1⁰47ʹW)
- Lippincott(Holy Island or Lindisfarne, island in No. Sea off Northumberland, Eng., contains vil. of Holy Island)
- Web. geog.
- Barth. gaz. of places in Brit.
- Survey gaz. o/t Brit. Isles.
- Old catalog heading(Holy Island)
Wikipedia description:
Lindisfarne, also known as Holy Island, is a tidal island off the northeast coast of England, which constitutes the civil parish of Holy Island in Northumberland. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important centre of Celtic Christianity under Saints Aidan, Cuthbert, Eadfrith, and Eadberht of Lindisfarne. The island was originally home to a monastery, which was destroyed during the Viking invasions but re-established as a priory following the Norman Conquest of England. Other notable sites built on the island are St Mary the Virgin parish church (originally built in AD 635 and restored in 1860), Lindisfarne Castle, several lighthouses and other navigational markers, and a complex network of lime kilns. The island is part of the Northumberland Coast National Landscape and a hotspot for historical tourism and bird watching.
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