Glimps Holm

Glimps Holm

View of Glimps Holm from Lamb Holm, showing Barrier No. 2
Location
Glimps Holm Glimps Holm shown within Orkney
OS grid reference	ND472991
Coordinates	58°53′N2°55′W / 58.88°N 2.91°W / 58.88; -2.91
Physical geography
Island group	Orkney
Area	55 hectares (0.21 sq mi)
Area rank	189=  [1]
Highest elevation	32 metres (105 ft)
Administration
Council area	Orkney Islands
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Demographics
Population	0
References	[2] [3] [4]

Glimps Holm or Glims Holm is a small uninhabited islet in Orkney, Scotland. It lies in Holm Sound, one of the eastern entrances to Scapa Flow, between Mainland Orkney and the island of Burray. ^[5] Nearby is Lamb Holm. The two are linked by Churchill Barrier No. 2, one of a series of causeways built during World War II to protect Scapa Flow from U-boats. Barrier No. 3 links Glimps Holm to Burray.

Footnotes

1. Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
2. 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
3. Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN   978-1-84195-454-7.
4. "Ordnance Survey". Archived from the original on 16 October 2003. Retrieved 4 October 2008.
5. "Glimps Holm". Gazetteer for Scotland. Archived from the original on 3 June 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2009.

58°52′30″N2°55′12″W / 58.87500°N 2.92000°W / 58.87500; -2.92000