Holm of Melby
Holm of Melby is a small uninhabited island off Mainland, Shetland in Scotland. It lies in the Sound of Papa just offshore from the settlement of Melby in the district of Sandness.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Forewick Holm and Papa Stour Island.
Forewick Holm
Islet
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Forewick Holm is a 1-hectare island in the Sound of Papa, between Papa Stour and the Mainland of Shetland. It lies adjacent to a skerry called Scarf's Head, and the two are connected at low tide.
Papa Stour Island
Island
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Papa Stour is one of the Shetland Islands in Scotland, with a population of fifteen people, some of whom immigrated after an appeal for residents in the 1970s. Papa Stour Island is situated 2 miles northwest of Holm of Melby.
Papa Stour Airport
Aerodrome
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Papa Stour Airstrip is a small airstrip in the village of Biggings on the island of Papa Stour. Shetland, Scotland. Papa Stour Airport is situated 1½ miles northwest of Holm of Melby.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sandness and Huxter.
Sandness
Hamlet
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Sandness is a headland and district in the west of Shetland Mainland, Scotland. Sandness was a civil parish, which also included the island of Papa Stour a mile northwest across Papa Sound.
Biggings
Hamlet
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Biggings is a village on the island of Papa Stour, in Shetland, Scotland. Papa Stour's church is situated at the south of Biggings. A homestead of Duke Haakon of Norway is thought to have been at Biggings, and archaeological digs have discovered the remains of a substantial Norse house, dating to around the 12th or 13th century.
Holm of Melby
- 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
60.31023° or 60° 18′ 37″ northLongitude
-1.65387° or 1° 39′ 14″ westOpen location code
9CGW886W+3FOpenStreetMap ID
way 41105660OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Holm of Melby” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Holm of Melby”
- German: “Holm of Melby”
- Swedish: “Holm of Melby”
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