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ID: 7009989
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7009989
 
Record Type: physical
Hierarchy of Holy Island (tidal island)  Holy Island (tidal island)

Coordinates:
Lat: 55 41 00 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 55.6833  decimal degrees
Long: 001 47 00 W  degrees minutes   Long: -1.7833  decimal degrees

Note: Tidal island off the northeast coast of England; noted for famous Lindisfarne monastery, founded by St. Aidan in 635 CE, marking beginning of Celtic Christianity in England; produced important illustrated gospels in 7th cen.; monastery was burned in 793.

Names:
Holy Island (preferred,C,V,English,U)
Lindisfarne (C,V,English,U)
Holy Island of Lindisfarne (C,V)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Europe (continent)  ....  Europe (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of United Kingdom (nation)  ........  United Kingdom (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of England (country)  ............  England (country) (P)
Hierarchy of Northumberland (county)  ................  Northumberland (county) (P)
Hierarchy of Holy Island (tidal island)  ....................  Holy Island (tidal island) (P)

Place Types:
tidal island (preferred, C)

Sources and Contributors:
Holy Island..........  [GRLPSC, VP Preferred]
.......................  Canby, Historic Places (1984) II, 394
.......................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
.......................  NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
.......................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984)
.......................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 509
Holy Island of Lindisfarne..........  [VP]
...............................................  Archaeology Magazine [online] (2000-)
Lindisfarne..........  [GRLPSC, VP]
.......................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-) 30UWG7649871507
.......................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984)
Subject: .....  [GRLPSC, VP]
..................  Canby, Historic Places (1984) II, 394
..................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-) -2598943
..................  NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
..................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984)
..................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 509
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
..........  Canby, Historic Places (1984)

 

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