Shell Holm
Shell Holm is an island in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Shell Holm is situated nearby to the hamlet Aikerness, as well as near the locality Bow Head.Places of Interest
Highlights include Westray Airport and Knap of Howar.
Westray Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Nicholas Mutton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Westray Airport is an airport at Aikerness, on Westray in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. Westray Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee.
Knap of Howar
Archaeological site
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The Knap of Howar on the island of Papa Westray in Orkney, Scotland, is a Neolithic farmstead which may be the oldest preserved stone house in northern Europe.
Papa Westray Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Me677, Public domain.
Papa Westray Airport is located 22 NM north of Kirkwall Airport on Papa Westray, Orkney Islands, Scotland. The facility is best known for being one of the two airports joined by the shortest scheduled flight in the world, a leg of Loganair's inter-island service, to Westray Airport.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pierowall.
Pierowall
Village
Photo: David Wyatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pierowall is a village of Westray in the Orkney Islands, off the coast of the northern Scottish mainland. The village is the island's largest settlement and lies near its northern end, around Pierowall Bay. Pierowall is situated 3 miles southwest of Shell Holm.
Shell Holm
- Type: Island
- Description: skerry at the south of Holm of Aikerness in Papa Sound, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Categories: skerry and landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Shell Holm” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Shell Holm”
- Swedish: “Shell Holm”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Aikerness and Bow Head.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Holm of Aikerness and The Vian.
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