Inner Holm of Skaw

The Inner Holm of Skaw is a small, uninhabited islet off the northern tip of the island of Whalsay, in the Shetland Islands of Scotland, north of the village of Skaw.

Not to be confused with Inner Holm.

Inner Holm of Skaw
Location
Inner Holm of Skaw is located in Shetland
Inner Holm of Skaw
Inner Holm of Skaw
Coordinates60.3868°N 0.9129°W / 60.3868; -0.9129
Physical geography
Island groupShetland
Highest elevation32 feet (9.8 m)[1]
Administration
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryScotland
Council areaShetland Islands
Demographics
Population0
Lymphad

Location

A kayaker may find their way through the rocks between the islet and the headland of Skaw Taing on Whalsay.[2] Further out to sea there is another rocky islet, the Outer Holm of Skaw.[3] The islet has a ruined chapel.[4] In 1955 a pair of Sandwich terns nested on the islet.[5]

See also
  • Inner Holm of Skaw
    Inner Holm of Skaw
  • Looking across Wester Netlar to Sponger Point with the Inner Holm of Skaw beyond.
    Looking across Wester Netlar to Sponger Point with the Inner Holm of Skaw beyond.

References

Citations

  1. United States. Hydrographic Office 1950, p. 311.
  2. Smith & Jex 2007, p. 215.
  3. Munro & Gittings 2006, p. 370.
  4. Haswell-Smith 2004, p. 454.
  5. Bannerman 1962, p. 137.

Sources

  • Bannerman, David Armitage (1962). The birds of the British Isles. Oliver and Boyd. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  • Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2 September 2004). The Scottish islands: a comprehensive guide to every Scottish Island. Canongate. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  • Munro, David M.; Gittings, Bruce M. (2006). Scotland: an encyclopedia of places & landscapes. Collins. ISBN 978-0-00-472466-9. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  • Smith, Tom; Jex, Chris (15 March 2007). The Northern Isles: Orkney and Shetland Sea Kayaking. Pesda Press. ISBN 978-1-906095-00-0. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  • United States. Hydrographic Office (1950). Sailing directions for the north and east coasts of Scotland: Cape Wrath to Fife Ness and including the Orkney, Shetland and Faeroe Islands. U.S. Govt. Print. Off. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
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