Holm of Huip

Holm of Huip
Location
Veltie Skerry and the cairn on the Holm of Huip
Holm of Huip Holm of Huip shown within Orkney
OS grid reference	HY628311
Physical geography
Island group	Orkney
Political geography
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Scotland
Council area	Orkney Islands

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

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.

North East Orkney Islands

Auskerry Calf of Eday Eday Helliar Holm Holm of Huip Linga Holm Muckle Green Holm North Ronaldsay Papa Stronsay Sanday Shapinsay Stronsay Thieves Holm

Orkney

List of Orkney islands

Inhabited islands	Mainland Auskerry Burray Eday Egilsay Flotta Gairsay Graemsay Holm of Grimbister Hoy Inner Holm North Ronaldsay Papa Stronsay Papa Westray Rousay Sanday Shapinsay South Ronaldsay South Walls Stronsay Westray Wyre

Other islands	Eynhallow Helliar Holm Lamb Holm Switha Swona North West islands North East islands South West islands South East islands

Towns and villages	Kirkwall Balfour Dounby Finstown Houton Longhope Lyness Pierowall St Margaret's Hope Stromness Whitehall

Mainland parishes	Birsay Deerness Evie Firth Harray Holm Kirkwall Orphir Rendall St Andrews St Ola Sandwick Stenness Stromness

Topics	Prehistory History Geology Scapa Flow

Coordinates: 59°10′N 2°39′W / 59.167°N 2.650°W / 59.167; -2.650

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