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{{wikt|Holy Island}}
More than one place has become known or formally named '''Holy Island'''.
'''Holy Island''' or '''Holy Isle''' may refer to:


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* [[Lindisfarne]], North-east [[England]], home of a [[Dark Age]] [[monastery]].
* [[Holy Island, Anglesey]], in North-west [[Wales]], site of the port of [[Holyhead]].
* [[Holy Isle, Firth of Clyde]], off the [[Isle of Arran]], in [[Scotland]].


==Places==
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===United Kingdom===

====England====
* Holy Island, also known as [[Lindisfarne]], Northumberland, home of a medieval monastery
**[[Beal railway station|Beal for Holy Island railway station]], closed railway station
**[[Whin Sill|Holy Island Sill]], part of the geological structure of the island
**[[Holy Island War Memorial]]
**[[Holy Island Waggonway]]

====Scotland====
* [[Eileach an Naoimh]], also known as ''Holy Isle'', located in the Firth of Lorn
* [[Holy Island, Firth of Clyde]], off the Isle of Arran

====Wales====
* [[Holy Island, Anglesey]]

===Ireland===
* [[Inis Cealtra]], near Mountshannon on the west shore of Lough Derg

===Russia===
* [[Vaygach Island]], Arctic Circle, with one community of 100 inhabitants, Varnek, Russia

===United States===
* [[Holy Island, Massachusetts]]
* [[Holy Island (Lake Charlevoix)]], Michigan

==Other uses==
* ''[[The Holy Island]]'', a 1959 Indian Bengali-language film by Debaki Bose
*''Holy Island'', 2015 novel by [[LJ Ross]]

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Latest revision as of 13:49, 18 December 2023

Holy Island or Holy Isle may refer to:

Places

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United Kingdom

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England

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Scotland

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Wales

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Ireland

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  • Inis Cealtra, near Mountshannon on the west shore of Lough Derg

Russia

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  • Vaygach Island, Arctic Circle, with one community of 100 inhabitants, Varnek, Russia

United States

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Other uses

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