Holy Island Waggonway
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55.68154°N 1.78393°W / 55.68154; -1.78393
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Locale | Lindisfarne |
Dates of operation | 1846–1883[1] |
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Track gauge | 2 ft (610 mm) |
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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.