Horse Holm

For other uses, see Horse Island (disambiguation).
Horse Holm from Hog of Ness

The Horse Holm (grid reference HU 384 074), referred to on maps[1] as Horse Island, known to locals simply as Da Holm, and used as an alignment point by local fishermen for several fishing marks, lies about 2.3 km west of Sumburgh Head at the south tip of the Mainland, Shetland.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ incl. Ordnance Survey maps, Admiralty charts, maps and documents of international marine and hydrographic services like International Hydrographic Organization

This article incorporates text from Shetlopedia

Coordinates: 59°51′00″N 1°18′59″W / 59.85002°N 1.31645°W / 59.85002; -1.31645


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