Inner Holm of Skaw

Coordinates: 60°23′13″N 0°54′47″W / 60.386889°N 0.912938°W / 60.386889; -0.912938
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60°23′13″N 0°54′47″W / 60.386889°N 0.912938°W / 60.386889; -0.912938

Inner Holm of Skaw
Location
Inner Holm of Skaw is located in Shetland
Inner Holm of Skaw
Inner Holm of Skaw
Coordinates60°23′12″N 0°54′46″W / 60.3868°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

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.

Location

A kayakar 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]

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Citations

Sources

  • Bannerman, David Armitage (1962). The birds of the British Isles. Oliver and Boyd. Retrieved 2013-02-04. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004-09-02). The Scottish islands: a comprehensive guide to every Scottish Island. Canongate. Retrieved 2013-02-04. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Munro, David M.; Gittings, Bruce M. (2006). Scotland: an encyclopedia of places & landscapes. Collins. ISBN 978-0-00-472466-9. Retrieved 2013-02-04. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • 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. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • 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. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)