Holm Sound

Holm Sound is a bay in , . Holm Sound is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include East Broch of Burray and Italian Chapel.

Archaeological site
Photo: David Wyatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an archaeological site.

Church
Photo: Gregory J Kingsley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a highly ornate Catholic chapel on in , . It was built during the Second World War by Italian prisoners of war, who were housed on the previously uninhabited island while they constructed the to the east of .

Lighthouse
Photo: Derek Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rose Ness and Burray Ness.

Locality
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a locality.

Locality
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a locality.

Locality
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, also spelled Ham, is a parish on . An adjacent Sound, running between Mainland, and , is named after . It has since been blocked up by the .

Holm Sound

Latitude
58.877° or 58° 52′ 37″ north
Longitude
-2.86567° or 2° 51′ 56″ west
Open location code
9CCVV4GM+RP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 931964655
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
2646710
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Satellite Map

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