Holm, Lewis

Holm Scottish Gaelic: Tolm
A small community by the Shildinis headland
Holm Location within the Outer Hebrides
Language	Scottish Gaelic English
OS grid reference	NB454313
Civil parish	Stornoway
Council area	Na h-Eileanan Siar
Lieutenancy area	Western Isles
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	STORNOWAY
Postcode district	HS2
Dialling code	01851
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Scottish Parliament	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
List of places UK Scotland 58°11′53″N6°19′55″W / 58.198°N 6.332°W / 58.198; -6.332

Holm Village (Scottish Gaelic : Tolm) is a village in the Scottish Outer Hebrides, on the Isle of Lewis near Stornoway. The modern area of Holm can be split into two distinct areas - "Holm Village" and "Holm Road with Parkend". Holm is within the parish of Stornoway. ^[1]

Iolaire Memorial

The Iolaire Memorial on Holm Point commemorates Admiralty Yacht HMS Iolaire, lost on rocks lying to the south in 1919. 205 died, many of them war veterans returning to the island. ^[2]

See also

• Lewis and Harris
• History of the Outer Hebrides

References

1. "Details of Holm". Scottish Places. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
2. "Iolaire Memorial". Gazetteer for Scotland . Retrieved 26 July 2009.

External links

• Visitor's guide for the Isle of Lewis
• Website of the Western Isles Council with links to other resources
• Disabled access to Lewis for residents and visitors
• "Lewis-with-Harris"  . Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 16 (11th ed.). 1911. pp. 525–526.
• A Guide to living in the Outer Hebrides, with most information pertaining to Lewis