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Holm of Huip

The Holm of Huip is a small island in the Orkney Islands, in Spurness Sound to the north west of . The Holm has a cairn on it, and a number of grey seals.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Stronsay Airport and Papa Stronsay.

Aerodrome
Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is located 15 nautical miles northeast by north of on , Orkney Islands, . Stronsay Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee.

Island
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small island in , , lying north east of . It is 74 hectares in size, and 13 metres above sea level at its highest point. is situated 2½ miles southeast of Holm of Huip.

Island
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, commonly known as Linga, Midgarth and the Holm of Midgarth is an uninhabited island extending to approximately 57 hectares situated 700 metres west of island in the Orkney archipelago. is situated 2½ miles south of Holm of Huip.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whitehall and Stronsay.

Village
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the village on the island of , in the Orkney Islands of . It is a small village with about 50 houses. It also has a shop, a café and heritage centre, known as the Fish Mart; the Stronsay Hotel, with attached pub; a post office, a fisherman's pier and a ferry pier. is situated 2½ miles southeast of Holm of Huip.

Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is one of the , with a population in 2011 of 349. It's low-lying, indented by three large bays, with its main settlement at Whitehall.

Hamlet
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is a settlement on the island of in , Scotland. The settlement is also within the parish of Eday, and it is located to the south west of the island. is situated at the southern end of the B9063. is situated 4 miles west of Holm of Huip.

Holm of Huip

Latitude
59.16627° or 59° 9′ 59″ north
Longitude
-2.65111° or 2° 39′ 4″ west
Elevation
46 feet (14 metres)
Open location code
9CFV588X+GH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1154777965
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
2646451
Wiki­data ID
Q1748473
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Holm of Huip” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Holm of Huip”
  • Dutch: “Holm of Huip”
  • French: “Holm of Huip”
  • Italian: “Holm of Huip”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Holm of Huip”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Holm of Huip”
  • Swedish: “Holm of Huip”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Green Hill,broch WSW of Huip and Stronsay Airport Terminal.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Holm of Huip”. Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.