Holm of Faray
The Holm of Faray is a small island in Orkney, Scotland, near Faray and Westray, which it lies between. Together with its neighbour Faray, it is designated a SSSI due to its importance as a haul-out site and breeding area for grey seals.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: George Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Holm of Fara”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Faray and Red Holm.
Faray
Island
Photo: Douglas Caldow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Faray is a small island in Orkney, Scotland, lying between Eday and Westray. Previously inhabited, the low-lying island is now a successful grey seal breeding colony.
Rusk Holm
Islet
Photo: George Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rusk Holm is a small island in the Orkney Islands, near Faray to the west. Rusk Holm is situated 2 miles southwest of Holm of Faray.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Backaland.
Backaland
Hamlet
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Backaland is a settlement on the island of Eday in Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is also within the parish of Eday, and it is located to the south west of the island. Backaland is situated at the southern end of the B9063. Backaland is situated 6 miles southeast of Holm of Faray.
Holm of Faray
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.23453° or 59° 14′ 4″ northLongitude
-2.83099° or 2° 49′ 52″ westElevation
36 feet (11 metres)Open location code
9CFV65M9+RJOpenStreetMap ID
way 4569203OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
2649698Wikidata ID
Q666116
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Holm of Faray” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Holm of Faray”
- Dutch: “Holm of Faray”
- French: “Holm of Faray”
- Italian: “Holm of Faray”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Holm of Faray”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Holm of Faray”
- Swedish: “Holm of Faray”
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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 Faray”. Photo: George Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.