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Holy Island

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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n islet of Northumberland, 9½ m. SE. of Berwick; is separated from the mainland by a stretch of sand bare at low water, and some 3 m. broad; has interesting ruins of a Benedictine priory church where St. Cuthbert ( q. v .) once ministered; there is a small village and fine old castle.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Holy Island'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​h/holy-island.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
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