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Black Holm

Coordinates: 58°54′12″N 2°42′21″W / 58.90333°N 2.70583°W / 58.90333; -2.70583
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Corn Holm seen from Copinsay. Black Holm can be seen beyond it, and in the distance the parish of Deerness on Mainland, Orkney

Black Holm is a small tidal island in the Orkney Islands, near Copinsay to the west of Corn Holm.

Geography and geology

Corn Holm is made up of red sandstone.[1]

At low tide it is connected to Corn Holm which is in turn connected to Copinsay by a stretch called "Isle Rough".

References

  1. ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.

58°54′12″N 2°42′21″W / 58.90333°N 2.70583°W / 58.90333; -2.70583


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