Holm of Grimbister

Holm of Grimbister is an inhabited tidal islet in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland. Located in the Bay of Firth near it is connected to Mainland Orkney by a causeway.
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  • Islet
  • …lies at an elevation of 10 feet (3 metres)
  • …is also known as “Grimbister”
  • Description: inhabited tidal islet in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland

Places of Interest

Highlights include Damsay and Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn.
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is an islet in the archipelago in .
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is a Neolithic chambered…
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is an Iron Age underground structure known as a souterrain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Finstown and Firth.
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is a village in the parish of on , , .
is a civil parish mainly on .
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is a parish on , Scotland. is situated 4 miles north of Holm of Grimbister.

Holm of Grimbister

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Latitude
59.00396° or 59° 0′ 14″ north
Longitude
-3.08249° or 3° 4′ 57″ west
Open location code
9CFR2W39+H2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 701398670
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­meadow
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
2647891
Wiki­data ID
Q5883166

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Holm of Grimbister” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Holm of Grimbister”
  • Cebuano: “Holm of Grimbister”
  • Dutch: “Holm of Grimbister”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “هولم اوف جريمبيستير”
  • German: “Holm of Grimbister”
  • Japanese: “ホルム・オブ・グリムビスター”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Holm of Grimbister”
  • Swedish: “Holm of Grimbister”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Hall of Cursiter (remains of) and Cursiter.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cursiter Quarry and Ingashowe,broch 300m NE of,Finstown.

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