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Holy Island

or Lin·dis·farne  (lĭn′dĭs-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.
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Holy Island

n
1. (Placename) 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
2. (Placename) an island off the NW coast of Anglesey. Area: about 62 sq km (24 sq miles)
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Ho′ly Is′land


n.
1. Also called Lindisfarne. an island off the E coast of Northumberland, England. 3 mi. (4.8 km) long.
2. Formerly, Hol′yhead Is′land. an island off the W coast of Anglesey, in NW Wales. 7 mi. (11 km) long.
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Bay watch Lamlash Bay on the pretty Isle of Arran looks out towards Holy Isle. Here there is every chance you may catch sight of a shy otter or huge basking sharks cruising around the Clyde.
You can walk up to the Giant's Graves and into Glenashdale, providing you with a beautiful view of Holy Isle and the Firth of Clyde.
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Holy Isle - a dime of land off the south-west coast of Arran in Scotland - is owned by the Samye Ling Tibetan Buddhist Community, who run the Centre for World Peace and Health.
He was found hiding out at with Buddhist monks on Holy Isle, where he was recognised despite giving a false name.
Llanfair were due to take on Holy Isle in the quarter-finals on February 28, but the Anglesey side has folded, so the Vale of Clwyd and Conwy side progress.
Glenisle and the view across to Holy Isle. Inset, a superior bedroom and the hotel's snug THE tourist mantra, trotted out in glossy brochures and boasted by shopkeepers, fishermen and publicans, is "an unhurried lifestyle".
Recommended in the Michelin Guide and named Coastal Hotel of the Year in this year's Scottish Hotel awards, Glenisle gives visitors stunning views of Holy Isle, an unforgiving spiritual retreat since the sixth century and now a Buddhist retreat.
The Glenisle Hotel with its stunning views of Holy Isle. Above right is one of the hotel's bedrooms and the snug
| The Glenisle Hotel with its stunning views of Holy Isle. | The Glenisle Hotel with its stunning views of Holy Isle.
Their island, some three miles in length and a mile wide, is Lindisfarne, later called Holy Isle, a place of retreat, a haven in a brutal world.
DEWI DAVIES, TOURISM PARTNERSHIP THE name - Holyhead and Holy Isle - sums up this port, its heritage and natural history.