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Holm of Houton

The Holm of Houton is one of the southern islands.
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  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Holm of Howton”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Houton Ferry Terminal and SMS Kronprinz.

Passenger ship terminal
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a passenger ship terminal.

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was the last dreadnought battleship of the four-ship König class of the German Imperial Navy. The battleship was laid down in November 1911 and launched on 21 February 1914.

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was the third dreadnought battleship of the four-ship König class. She served in the Imperial German Navy during World War I. The battleship was laid down in November 1911 and launched on 4 June 1913. is situated 1½ miles southeast of Holm of Houton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Houton and Hangaback.

Village
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is a settlement 5 miles southeast of on the island of , , Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of , and is situated on a minor road off the A964.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 2 miles east of Holm of Houton.

Village
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is a parish and settlement on , . It is approximately 9 miles southwest of , and comprises a seaboard tract of about 7 by 3+1⁄2 mi, and includes and the Holm of Houton. is situated 2½ miles northeast of Holm of Houton.

Holm of Houton

Latitude
58.91069° or 58° 54′ 39″ north
Longitude
-3.18847° or 3° 11′ 19″ west
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Open location code
9CCRWR66+7J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4569222
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
2646482
Wiki­data ID
Q3786346
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In Other Languages

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

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Bay of Houton and Houton Head.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Houtonhead and Part of the old seaplane base, kite balloon base and wireless telegraphy station (WW1).

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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 Houton”. Photo: John Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0.