Green Holm

Green Holm is an islet in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Green Holm is situated nearby to the hamlet Beosetter, as well as near Gunnista.

Places of Interest

Highlights include South Isle of Gletness and Hawks Ness,broch at Corbie Geo.

South Isle of Gletness

Islet

Photo: David White, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The South Isle of Gletness is an islet off Gletness, in Nesting in east central, Mainland, Shetland. It is 30m at its highest point. Amongst its features are some caves. The North Isle of Gletness is nearby. South Isle of Gletness is situated 2½ miles northwest of Green Holm.

Hawks Ness,broch at Corbie Geo

Archaeological site

Photo: Alan Bowring, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hawks Ness,broch at Corbie Geo is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 miles northwest of Green Holm.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gunnista and Lerwick.

Gunnista

Hamlet

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gunnista is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles south of Green Holm.

Lerwick

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lerwick is the largest town and capital of the Shetland Islands, with a population of 6760 in 2022. It's the obvious base for touring Shetland.

Sound

Quarter

Photo: Robbie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lerwick is the largest town and capital of the Shetland Islands, with a population of 6760 in 2022. It's the obvious base for touring Shetland. Sound is situated 5 miles southwest of Green Holm.

Green Holm

Type: Islet
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

60.20792° or 60° 12′ 29″ north

Longitude

-1.1106° or 1° 6′ 38″ west

Open location code

9CGW6V5Q+5Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 938057685

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

2647960

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