Dore Holm

The Dore Holm is a small uninhabited islet off the south coast of Esha Ness, located in the north-west of Mainland, Shetland, Scotland. Its natural arch can be seen from the coast between Tangwick and Stenness.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Esha Ness Lighthouse and Loch of Houlland, broch, Villians of Ure.

Esha Ness Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Unukorno, CC BY 4.0.

Esha Ness Lighthouse is situated at Esha Ness, on the Northmavine peninsula in the north-west mainland of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It sometimes rendered as Eshaness Lighthouse. Esha Ness Lighthouse is situated 1½ miles northwest of Dore Holm.

Loch of Houlland, broch, Villians of Ure

Archaeological site

Photo: Tom Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Loch of Houlland, broch, Villians of Ure is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 miles north of Dore Holm.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hillswick.

Hillswick

Photo: Chris Combe, CC BY 2.0.

Hillswick is a small village on the Mainland of the Shetland Islands. It's the main settlement on the Northmavine peninsula, connected to the rest of Mainland by the road along Mavis Grind, the narrow isthmus by the village of Brae - so narrow you can almost hurl a stone from the Atlantic Ocean to the North Sea side.

Dore Holm

Type: Islet
Description: small islet off the south coast of Esha Ness, in the west of Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
Categories: island, natural arch, coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

60.46953° or 60° 28′ 10″ north

Longitude

-1.60332° or 1° 36′ 12″ west

Open location code

9CGWF99W+RM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 182412663

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

2651097

Wikidata ID

Q3695984

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Western Panjabi—“Dore Holm” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Dore Holm”
Dutch: “Dore Holm”
French: “Dore Holm”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Dore Holm”
Polish: “Dore Holm”
Scottish Gaelic: “Dore Holm”
Swedish: “Dore Holm”
Western Panjabi: “ڈور ہولم”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Tangwick and Esha Ness.

Notable Places Nearby

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