Thieves Holm
Thieves Holm is a small island in Orkney, Scotland.Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Helliar Holm and Balfour Castle.
Helliar Holm
Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Helliar Holm is an uninhabited island off the coast of Shapinsay in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. It is home to a 42-foot-tall lighthouse, which was built in 1893 and automated in 1967.
Balfour Castle
Hotel
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balfour Castle is a historic building on the southwest of Shapinsay, Orkney Islands. Though built around an older structure that dates at least from the 18th century, the present castle was built in 1847, commissioned by Colonel David Balfour, and designed by Edinburgh architect David Bryce.
Grain Earth House
Archaeological site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grain Earth House is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ miles southwest of Thieves Holm.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balfour and Head of Holland.
Balfour
Village
Photo: Shirley Grant, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balfour is a village on the island of Shapinsay, Orkney. The village is situated on Elwick Bay, which was used as an anchorage by Haakon IV of Norway before sailing south to eventual defeat at the Battle of Largs in 1263.
Head of Holland
Locality
Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Head of Holland is a locality, which is situated 2½ miles southeast of Thieves Holm.
Kirkwall
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kirkwall is the chief town of the Orkney Islands, which lie off the north tip of mainland Scotland. With a population of about 10,000 in 2020, Kirkwall has accommodation and other amenities and is the obvious base for exploring these islands.
Thieves Holm
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.01717° or 59° 1′ 2″ northLongitude
-2.93855° or 2° 56′ 19″ westOpen location code
9CFV2386+VHOpenStreetMap ID
way 4569519OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Thieves Holm” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Thieves Holm”
- French: “Thieves Holm”
- Italian: “Thieves Holm”
- Japanese: “シーヴス・ホルム島”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Thieves Holm”
- Swedish: “Thieves Holm”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lady’s Kirk (site of medieval chapel) and Bay of Weyland.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wellington Battery (WW2 - ruins) and Kirkwall Bay Touring Park.
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