Holy Island or Holy Isle may refer to:
Places
United Kingdom
England
* Holy Island, also known as
Lindisfarne
Lindisfarne, also called Holy Island, is a tidal island off the northeast coast of England, which constitutes the civil parish of Holy Island in Northumberland. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important ...
, Northumberland, home of a medieval monastery
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Beal for Holy Island railway station, closed railway station
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Holy Island Sill
Sacred describes something that is dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity; is considered worthy of spiritual respect or devotion; or inspires awe or reverence among believers. The property is often ascribed to objects ( ...
, part of the geological structure of the island
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Holy Island War Memorial
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Holy Island Waggonway
The Holy Island Waggonway (sometimes referred to as the Holy Island Tramway) was a network of waggonways across the island of Lindisfarne, Northumberland, England.
The earliest two lines connected limestone quarries at the northern end of t ...
Scotland
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Eileach an Naoimh
Eileach an Naoimh, also known as Holy Isle, is an uninhabited island in the Inner Hebrides of the west coast of Scotland. It is the southernmost of the Garvellachs archipelago and lies in the Firth of Lorne between Mull and Argyll. The name i ...
, also known as ''Holy Isle'', located in the Firth of Lorn
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Holy Island, Firth of Clyde
The Holy Island or Holy Isle ( gd, Eilean MoLaise) is an island in the Firth of Clyde, off the west coast of central Scotland, inside Lamlash Bay on the larger Isle of Arran. The island is around long and around wide. Its highest point is th ...
, off the Isle of Arran
Wales
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Holy Island, Anglesey
Holy Island ( cy, Ynys Gybi, 'the island of (Saint) Cybi') is an island () on the western side of the larger Isle of Anglesey, Wales, from which it is separated by the Cymyran Strait. It is called "Holy" because of the high concentration of ...
Ireland
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Inis Cealtra
Inis Cealtra, also known in English as Inishcaltra or Holy Island, is an island off the western shore of Lough Derg in Ireland. Now uninhabited, it was once a monastic settlement. It has an Irish round tower, and the ruins of several small chur ...
, near Mountshannon on the west shore of Lough Derg
Russia
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Vaygach Island
Vaygach Island (russian: Вайга́ч, ''Vajgač''; Nenets: Вай Хабць, romanized: ''Vai Habcj’'') an island in the Arctic Sea between the Pechora Sea and the Kara Sea.
Vaygach Island is separated from the Yugorsky Peninsula in the ...
, Arctic Circle, with one community of 100 inhabitants, Varnek, Russia
United States
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Holy Island, Massachusetts
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Holy Island (Lake Charlevoix)
Holy Island is a populated island located within Lake Charlevoix in the U.S. state of Michigan. The island is part of Eveline Township in Charlevoix County.
Geography
Holy Island is the largest and only named island within Lake Charlevoix, wh ...
, Michigan
Other uses
* ''
The Holy Island'', a 1959 Bengali film
*''Holy Island'', 2015 novel by
LJ Ross
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