Lindisfarne

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Lindisfarne, also known as Holy Island, is a tidal island off the northeast coast of England renowned for its early medieval monastery, Christian heritage, and the illuminated Lindisfarne Gospels.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Lindisfarne community 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian pilgrimage site
historic site
island
settlement
tidal island
alsoKnownAs Holy Island
associatedWith Saint Oswald
surface form: King Oswald of Northumbria

King Oswiu of Northumbria
Aidan of Lindisfarne
surface form: Saint Aidan

Saint Cuthbert
Eadfrith of Lindisfarne
surface form: Saint Eadfrith of Lindisfarne
castleBuilt 16th century
castleRestoredBy Edwin Lutyens
connectedTo mainland of Northumberland
country England
environment salt marshes
sand dunes
tidal mudflats
foundedAsMonasticSite AD 635
foundedBy Aidan of Lindisfarne
surface form: Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne
governedBy Northumberland County Council
hasAssociatedProduct Lindisfarne Mead
hasFeature Lindisfarne Castle
Lindisfarne Priory
tidal causeway
village of Holy Island
hasHeritageStatus area of outstanding natural beauty
conservation area
hasWork Lindisfarne Gospels
Lindisfarne Priory ruins
knownFor Celtic Christianity
Christian heritage
Lindisfarne Gospels
Viking invasions of England
surface form: Viking raid of 793

early medieval monastery
illuminated manuscripts
languageOfName Old English
locatedIn North East England
Northumberland
United Kingdom
locatedInBodyOfWater North Sea
managedBy Natural England
monasteryDissolved 16th century
monasteryEstablished 7th century
offCoastOf northeast coast of England
partOf historic kingdom of Northumbria
protectedAs National Nature Reserve
religion Christianity
timeZone UTC+0
UTC+1 in summer
tourism popular birdwatching site
popular pilgrimage destination

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this entity surface form: Lindisfarne community
Northumberland contains Lindisfarne
Northumbria hasMonasticCenter Lindisfarne
British Isles hasPart Lindisfarne
Lindisfarne Gospels placeOfOrigin Lindisfarne
Lindisfarne Gospels scriptorium Lindisfarne