Holm Point
Holm Point is a point in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Holm Point is situated nearby to the village Cursiter, as well as near the hamlet Grimbister.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Holm of Grimbister and Damsay.
Holm of Grimbister
Islet
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holm of Grimbister is an inhabited tidal islet in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland. Located in the Bay of Firth near Finstown it is connected to Mainland Orkney by a causeway.
Damsay
Islet
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Damsay is an islet in the Orkney archipelago in Scotland. It is approximately 18 hectares in extent and rises to only 11 metres above sea level. It is situated in the Bay of Firth north of the Orkney Mainland near Finstown.
Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn
Archaeological site
Photo: Adrazahl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn is a Neolithic chambered cairn on Mainland, the main island of Orkney, Scotland, about 6 miles west of Kirkwall. It dates to around 3000 BC, and is similar in design to Maeshowe, but on a smaller scale.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Finstown and Firth.
Finstown
Village
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Finstown is a village in the parish of Firth on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is the fourth-largest settlement in the Orkney Islands. According to travel author Eric Linklater, the homes in Finstown are tidy and well cared for.
Firth
Locality
Firth is a civil parish mainly on Mainland, Orkney. The islands of Damsay and Holm of Grimbister, which lie in the Bay of Firth, are also in the parish. Firth is situated 1½ miles northwest of Holm Point.
St Ola
Locality
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St Ola is a parish on Mainland, Orkney. It is in the centre of the island, east of the parish Firth and north of Holm. It contains the capital and largest town of the Orkney archipelago, Kirkwall. St Ola is situated 4 miles southeast of Holm Point.
Holm Point
- Type: Point
- Category: landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59° northLongitude
-3.08333° or 3° 5′ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
9CFR2W28+2MGeoNames ID
2646713
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