Helliar Holm

Helliar Holm is an uninhabited island off the coast of in the Islands, . It is home to a 42-foot-tall lighthouse, which was built in 1893 and automated in 1967.
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  • Islet
  • …lies at an elevation of 69 feet (21 metres)
  • Description: uninhabited tidal island off the coast of Shapinsay in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shapinsay and Balfour Castle.
Purplebaron, Public domain.
is one of the smaller , a short ferry ride from Mainland Orkney.
Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a historic building on the southwest of , Orkney Islands.
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is a small island in , Scotland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Balfour and Head of Holland.
Shirley Grant, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on the island of , .
Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a locality, which is situated 2 miles south of Helliar Holm.
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is the chief town of the , which lie off the north tip of mainland .

Helliar Holm

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Latitude
59.02286° or 59° 1′ 22″ north
Longitude
-2.9019° or 2° 54′ 7″ west
Open location code
9CFV23FX+46
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4569263
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
2647167
Wiki­data ID
Q1650908

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Helliar Holm” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “هيليار هولم”
  • Basque: “Helliar Holm”
  • Cebuano: “Helliar Holm”
  • Dutch: “Helliar Holm”
  • French: “Helliar Holm”
  • Italian: “Helliar Holm”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Helliar Holm”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Helliar Holm”
  • Swedish: “Helliar Holm”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Grain Mill (19th Century) and Lady’s Kirk (site of medieval chapel).

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Broch or ringfort and Shapinsay Heritage Centre.

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