Holm of Huip
Appearance
Veltie Skerry and the cairn on the Holm of Huip | |
Location | |
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OS grid reference | HY628311 |
Coordinates | 59°10′N 2°39′W / 59.17°N 2.65°W |
Physical geography | |
Island group | Orkney |
Administration | |
Council area | Orkney Islands |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
The Holm of Huip is a small island in the Orkney Islands, in Spurness Sound to the north west of Stronsay.
The Holm has a cairn on it, and a number of grey seals.[1]
Geography and geology
[edit]Like most of Orkney, the Holm is formed from Old Red Sandstone.
It lies opposite the airstrip and Huipness on Stronsay, and separated from it by Huip Sound.
References
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- ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.
59°10′N 2°39′W / 59.167°N 2.650°W