Sweyn Holm

Sweyn Holm
Location
Ruin on Sweyn Holm
Sweyn Holm Sweyn Holm shown within Orkney
OS grid reference	HY455227
Physical geography
Island group	Orkney
Political geography
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Scotland
Council area	Orkney Islands
Demographics
Population	0

Note: There is also a "Sweyn Holm" off St Ninian's Isle, Shetland

Sweyn Holm is a small island in the Orkney Islands, next to Gairsay.

It is thought to be named for Sweyn Asleifsson (Sveinn),^[1] who was connected with Gairsay or possibly a corruption of "servant's island" in Norse.

Geography and geology

Sweyn Holm is made up of red sandstone.^[1]

References

1 2 Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.

North West Orkney Islands

Brough of Birsay Damsay Eday Egilsay Eynhallow Faray Gairsay Holm of Faray Holm of Papa Holm of Scockness Kili Holm Papa Westray/Papay Rousay Rusk Holm Sweyn Holm Westray Wyre

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°5′23″N 2°57′4″W / 59.08972°N 2.95111°W / 59.08972; -2.95111

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