Sweyn Holm
Sweyn Holm is an islet in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Sweyn Holm is situated nearby to the village Bigton, as well as near the hamlet Ireland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Ninian’s Chapel and Colsay.
Colsay
Islet
Photo: Robbie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Colsay is an uninhabited island off the South West coast of Mainland, Shetland. Fora Ness lies to the south, across the Muckle Sound. The highest elevation is 44 metres, and there is an ancient cairn on the summit.
Loch of Spiggie
Photo: Stuart Wilding, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch of Spiggie is situated 2½ miles south of Sweyn Holm.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bigton and Levenwick.
Bigton
Village
Photo: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bigton is a small settlement on South Mainland, Shetland, Scotland. Bigton is within the civil parish of Dunrossness. The Stewarts owned Bigton from 1634.
Levenwick
Village
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Levenwick is a small village about 17 miles south of Lerwick, on the east side of the South Mainland of Shetland, Scotland. It is part of the parish of Dunrossness and the Levenwick Health Centre provides medical support for the Dunrossness area. Levenwick is situated 3 miles east of Sweyn Holm.
Sweyn Holm
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.96758° or 59° 58′ 3″ northLongitude
-1.35839° or 1° 21′ 30″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
9CFWXJ9R+2JOpenStreetMap ID
way 262432176OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
2636398Wikidata ID
Q24637815
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Sweyn Holm” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Sweyn Holm (pulo sa Hiniusang Gingharian, Shetland Islands)”
- Cebuano: “Sweyn Holm”
- Swedish: “Sweyn Holm, Shetlandsöarna”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ireland and Vanlop.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hitch Holm and St Ninian’s tombolo.
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