Little Holm
Little Holm is a small island in Yell Sound, in Shetland, Scotland. It lies between Northmavine and the island of Yell. There is a lighthouse here. In 1983, the Royal Navy cleared ordnance from the area, and their bomb disposal team discovered an unrecorded shipwreck nearby.Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Yell Sound, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Little Holm, Yell Sound”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Muckle Holm.
Muckle Holm
Islet
Photo: john bateson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Muckle Holm is a small island in Shetland. It is in Yell Sound, near the Northmavine. It is 23 metres at its highest point. There is a lighthouse, first lit in 1976. Muckle Holm is situated 1½ miles north of Little Holm.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Sandwick and Ulsta.
West Sandwick
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Sandwick is a settlement on the island of Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is one of the few settlements in the west of the island. West Sandwick contains one of the major recreational beaches in Yell. West Sandwick is situated 3 miles northeast of Little Holm.
Ulsta
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ulsta is a village in the south-west of the island of Yell, Shetland, Scotland. North Ness Hall is the local community facility. The car ferry to Toft on Mainland, Shetland leaves from here. Ulsta is situated 5 miles southeast of Little Holm.
Little Holm
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.55718° or 60° 33′ 26″ northLongitude
-1.2646° or 1° 15′ 53″ westOpen location code
9CGWHP4P+V5OpenStreetMap ID
way 867569423OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Little Holm” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Little Holm”
- Dutch: “Little Holm, Yell Sound”
- Japanese: “リトル・ホルム”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Little Holm i Yell Sound”
- Swedish: “Little Holm”
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