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Holy Island Lindisfarne

Lindisfarne is a tidal island off the north-east coast of England. It is also known as Holy Island and constitutes a civil parish in Northumberland. Both the Parker Chronicle andPeterborough Chronicle annals of AD793 record the Old English name, Lindisfarena, which means “[island of the] travellers from Lindsey”, indicating that the island was settled from the Kingdom of Lindsey, or possibly that its inhabitants travelled there. In 2001 the island had a population of 162.

The island is accessed by a causeway, which becomes submerged twice a day so beware if traveling to the island that you will be stuck on the island if you miss-read the tide times!

Holy Island Lindisfarne Details:

Location: Lindisfarne, Northumberland

Shot Details : f: 4.0 SS: 1/160 ISO: 100

Camera: Canon 30D

Date: 04/02/2007

Tags: Yorkshire Landscape Photography, Standbury Moor Photography, Bradford Landscape Photography