Little Holm, Dunrossness

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Little Holm
Scottish Gaelic nameUnknown
Old Norse nameUnknown
Meaning of namena
Lady's Holm and Little Holm from the air - geograph.org.uk - 1842660.jpg
Aerial view of Little Holm (centre) and Lady's Holm (right)
Location
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Little Holm
Little Holm shown within Scotland
OS grid reference HU3796309688
Coordinates 59°52′16″N1°19′19″W / 59.871111°N 1.321944°W / 59.871111; -1.321944
Physical geography
Island group Shetland
Area rankna [1]
Administration
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country Scotland
Council area Shetland Islands
Demographics
Population0
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Little Holm is a small island to the west of South Mainland in Shetland. It is near Scatness [2] and Lady's Holm. A trawler was wrecked there in 1916. [3]

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References

  1. Area and population ranks: there are c.300 islands over 20ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
  2. Pennington, Mike (26 February 2016). "Little Holm, the tip of Scatness and..." Geograph. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  3. "Little Holm, Scat Ness, Atlantic". Scotlands Places. Retrieved 21 May 2016.

Coordinates: 59°52′16″N1°19′19″W / 59.87111°N 1.32194°W / 59.87111; -1.32194