LUNDY  , an See also:

• ENGLISH

English See also:

• ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

island at the entrance of the See also:

• BRISTOL
• BRISTOL, EARLS AND MARQUESSES OF
• BRISTOL, GEORGE DIGBY, 2ND EARL OF1 (1612-1677)
• BRISTOL, JOHN DIGBY, 1ST EARL OF 6 (1580-1653)

Bristol Channel, 12 M . N.W. by N. of the nearest point on the mainland, namely Hartland Point on the See also:

• DEVONSHIRE (DEvoN)
• DEVONSHIRE, EARLS AND DUKES OF

Devonshire See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast . The nearest ports are See also:

• CLOVELLY

Clovelly and See also:

• BIDEFORD

Bideford . The extreme length of the island is 3 M. from N. to S., the mean breadth about See also:

• HALF

half a mile, but at the See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south the breadth is nearly 1 m . The See also:

• AREA

area is about 1150 acres . The component See also:

• ROCK
• ROCK (O.Fr. rake, Sp. rota, Ital. rocca; possibly from a Lat. form rupica, from rupes, rock)
• ROCK, DANIEL (1799–187t)

rock is a hard See also:

• GRANITE (adapted from the Ital. granite, grained; Lat. granum, grain)

granite, except at the south, where See also:

• SLATE (properly CLAY SLATE; in M. Eng. slat or sclat, from O. Fr. esclat, a small piece of wood used as a tile; esclater, to break into pieces, whence modern Fr. eclat, the root being seen also in Ger. schleissen, to split)

slate occurs . This granite was used in the construction of the See also:

• VICTORIA
• VICTORIA (or VITTORIA), TOMMASSO LUDOVICO DA (C. I540-C. 1613)
• VICTORIA [ALEXANDRINA VICTORIA]

Victoria See also:

• EMBANKMENT

Embankment, See also:

• LONDON

London . An extreme See also:

• ELEVATION

elevation of about 450 ft. is found in the See also:

• SOUTHERN

southern half of the island; the See also:

• NORTHERN

northern sloping gently to the See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

sea, but the greater See also:

• PART

part of the coast is cliff-See also:

• BOUND, or BOUNDARY (from O. Fr. bonde, Med. Lat. bodena or butina, a frontier line)

bound and very beautiful . The landing, at the south-See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east, is sheltered by the small See also:

• RAT (a word common to Teut. and Rom. languages; probably first adopted in Teut.; the ultimate origin is not known; Skeat suggests the root rad-, to scratch; cf. Ger. Ratte, Dan. rotte, Fr. rat, &c.)

Rat Island, where the once See also:

• COMMON

common See also:

• BLACK
• BLACK, ADAM (1784-1874)
• BLACK, JEREMIAH SULLIVAN (1810–1883)
• BLACK, WILLIAM (1841-1898)

black rat survives . There are a few prehistoric remains on Lundy, and the See also:

• FOUNDATIONS

foundations of an See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient See also:

• CHAPEL

chapel of St See also:

• HELEN

Helen . There are also ruins, and the still inhabited keep, of Marisco See also:

• CASTLE
• CASTLE (Lat. castellum, a fort, diminutive of castra, a camp; Fr. chateau and chdtel)

Castle, occupying a strong precipitous site on the south-east, held in the reign of See also:

• HENRY
• HENRY (1129-1195)
• HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
• HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
• HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
• HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
• HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
• HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
• HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
• HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
• HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
• HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
• HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
• HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)

Henry II. by See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• JORDAN (the down-comer; Arab. esh-Sheri'a, the watering-place)
• JORDAN, CAMILLE (1771—1821)
• JORDAN, DOROTHEA (1762—1816)
• JORDAN, THOMAS (1612 ?–1685)
• JORDAN, WILHELM (1819–1904)

Jordan de Marisco . The Mariscos, in their inaccessible See also:

• RETREAT (O. Fr. retrete, mod. retraite, from Lat. retrahere, to draw back)

retreat, lived lawlessly until in 1242 Sir See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William Marisco was hanged for instigating an See also:

• ATTEMPT (Lat. adtemptare, attentare, to try)

attempt on the See also:

• LIFE

life of Henry III .

In 1625 the island was reported to be captured by See also:

• TURKISH

Turkish pirates, and in 1633 by Spaniards . Later it became an See also:

• OBJECT

object of attack and a hiding See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place for See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French privateers . The island, which is reckoned as extra-parochial, has some cultivable See also:

• LAND

land and See also:

• HEATH
• HEATH, BENJAMIN (1704-1766)
• HEATH, WILLIAM (1737—1814)

heath pasture, and had a See also:

• POPULATION (Lat. populus, people; populare, to populate)

population in 1901 of 94 .