Rusk Holm

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Rusk Holm
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The bothy at the southern end of Rusk Holm
Location
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Rusk Holm
Rusk Holm shown within Orkney
OS grid reference HY513359
Coordinates 59°13′N2°51′W / 59.21°N 2.85°W / 59.21; -2.85
Physical geography
Island group Orkney
Administration
Council area Orkney Islands
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Demographics
Population0
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Rusk Holm is a small island in the Orkney Islands, near Faray to the west.

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History

There is a prehistoric cairn on it [1] .

The island contains a single house with tall, brick-lined chimneys, constructed to accommodate kelp burning during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. [2]


Rusk Holm is also home to "Holmie Sheep", which are similar to the North Ronaldsay sheep.

Geography and geology

Corn Holm is made up of red sandstone.

It is in Rapness Sound.

References

  1. Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.
  2. "Rusk Holm, House". Historic Environment Scotland. Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2026.

59°12′28″N2°51′14″W / 59.20778°N 2.85389°W / 59.20778; -2.85389