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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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Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Islet
  • Description: inhabited tidal islet in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland
  • Also known as: “Grimbister”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Damsay and Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn.

Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an islet in the archipelago in . 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 .

Archaeological site
Photo: Adrazahl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Neolithic chambered cairn on , the main island of , , about 6 miles west of . It dates to around 3000 BC, and is similar in design to , but on a smaller scale.

Archaeological site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an Iron Age underground structure known as a souterrain. It is located on the of , in . The monument was discovered in 1926 when a threshing machine caused the roof to collapse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Finstown and Firth.

Village
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the parish of on , , . It is the fourth-largest settlement in the Orkney Islands. According to travel author Eric Linklater, the homes in are tidy and well cared for.

Locality
is a civil parish mainly on . The islands of and Holm of Grimbister, which lie in the Bay of , are also in the parish.

Village
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a parish on , Scotland. It is in the north west of the island and lies east of the parishes of and and north east of . The island of is also in the parish. is situated 4 miles north of Holm of Grimbister.

Holm of Grimbister

Latitude
59.00396° or 59° 0′ 14″ north
Longitude
-3.08249° or 3° 4′ 57″ west
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
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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Satellite Map

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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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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 Grimbister”. Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.