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Holy Island Waggonway

Holy Island Waggonway in England North East, United Kingdom.

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Typical visit
45 min–1.5 h

About

Holy Island Waggonway is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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From the Wikipedia article

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 the island with lime kilns and a tidal jetty in waters known as The Basin, northwest of Lindisfarne Priory. A third line down the eastern side of the island eventually replaced the earlier routes. It was built to connect the remaining quarry with new kilns and a pair of new jetties near Lindisfarne Castle. The waggonways had all fallen into disuse by the middle of the 1880s.

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Coordinates
55.6815, -1.7839

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Where is Holy Island Waggonway?
Holy Island Waggonway is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.6815°, -1.7839°.