HOLY ISLAND or LINDISFARNE

HOLY ISLAND or LINDISFARNE
   an islet of Northumberland, 9½ m. SE. of Berwick; is separated from the mainland by a stretch of sand bare at low water, and some 3 m. broad; has interesting ruins of a Benedictine priory church where ST. CUTHBERT (q.v. CUTHBERT, ST.) once ministered; there is a small village and fine old castle.

The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. . 1907.

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  • Holy Island —   [ hɔlɪ aɪlənd], Lindisfarne [ lɪndɪsfɑːn], Nordseeinsel vor der Küste der County Northumberland, Nordengland, 5,4 km2, 200 Einwohner; Fremdenverkehr; bei Ebbe zu Fuß erreichbar. Vom heiligen Aidan (✝ 651), dem ersten Missionsbischof (635) aus… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Holy Island — (spr. hohlĭ eiländ), Lindisfarne, kleine Insel in der Nordsee, an der Ostküste der engl. Grafsch. Northumberland, 700 E.; Ruinen der Abtei Lindisfarne …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

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  • Holy Island — 1. Also called Lindisfarne. an island off the E coast of Northumberland, England. 3 mi. (4.8 km) long. 2. Formerly, Holyhead Island. an island off the W coast of Anglesey, in NW Wales. 7 mi. (11 km) long. * * * ▪ island, England, United Kingdom… …   Universalium

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  • Holy Island — Holy Is|land 1.) an island off the northeast coast of Northumberland, in northeast England. It is also known as Lindisfarne. 2.) an island off the island of Anglesey, North Wales, whose main town is the port of ↑Holyhead …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Holy Island — geographical name 1. (or Lindisfarne) island N England off NE coast of Northumberland, connected to mainland at low tide population 190 2. (or Holyhead Island) island NW Wales in St. George s Channel off W coast of Anglesey …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Holy Island — Ho′ly Is′land n. 1) geg Also called Lindisfarne an island off the E coast of Northumberland, England. 3 mi. (4.8 km) long. 2) geg Formerly, Hol′yhead Is′land. an island off the W coast of Anglesey, in NW Wales. 7 mi. (11 km) long …   From formal English to slang

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