Grass Holm
Grass Holm is an islet in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Grass Holm is situated nearby to the locality Vasa Point, as well as near Banks of Runabout.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shapinsay and Sweyn Holm.
Shapinsay
Photo: Purplebaron, Public domain.
Shapinsay is one of the smaller Orkney Islands, a short ferry ride from Mainland Orkney. It measures about 7 miles north-south by 3 miles east-west, with a population in 2011 of 307, and Balfour the only village.
Sweyn Holm
Islet
Photo: Derek Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sweyn Holm is a small island in the Orkney Islands, next to Gairsay. It is thought to be named for Sweyn Asleifsson, who was connected with Gairsay or possibly a corruption of "servant's island" in Norse. Sweyn Holm is situated 2 miles north of Grass Holm.
Vasa Loch
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Vasa Loch is a brackish lagoon in southwestern Shapinsay, Orkney Islands. This water body has been shown on early maps of the island in a very similar shape and size to its current geometry, separated from the North Sea by a narrow strip of raised beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balfour and Quholm.
Balfour
Village
Photo: Shirley Grant, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balfour is a village on the island of Shapinsay, Orkney. The village is situated on Elwick Bay, which was used as an anchorage by Haakon IV of Norway before sailing south to eventual defeat at the Battle of Largs in 1263. Balfour is situated 2 miles southeast of Grass Holm.
Quholm
Hamlet
Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Quholm is a farm in the northeast of Shapinsay, in the islands of Orkney, Scotland. Quholm is situated 3½ miles east of Grass Holm.
Tingwall
Village
Tingwall is a farm and ferry terminal that lies on the north-east coast of Orkney's West Mainland on the Gairsay Sound in the parish of Evie and Rendall. Tingwall is situated 4½ miles northwest of Grass Holm.
Grass Holm
- Type: Islet
- Description: island west of Shapinsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.06097° or 59° 3′ 40″ northLongitude
-2.93429° or 2° 56′ 4″ westOpen location code
9CFV3368+97OpenStreetMap ID
way 4831821OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Grass Holm” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Grass Holm”
- Swedish: “Grass Holm”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Vasa Point and Banks of Runabout.
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Highlights include Galtness Battery and Galtness Battery Engine House (20th century).
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