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Holy Island
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Holy Island or Lin·dis·farne  (lnds-färn)
An island off the coast of northeast England near the Scottish border. At low tide the island is connected with the mainland by a stretch of sand. Saint Aidan (died 651) established Celtic Christianity in England by founding a monastery here in 635. Danes destroyed the settlement in 793.
Holy Island
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1. (Placename) 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 Also called Lindisfarne
2. (Placename) an island off the NW coast of Anglesey. Area: about 62 sq. km (24 sq. miles)
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