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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Esha Ness Lighthouse and Loch of Houlland, broch, Villians of Ure.
Esha Ness Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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″ northLongitude
-1.60332° or 1° 36′ 12″ westOpen location code
9CGWF99W+RMOpenStreetMap ID
way 182412663OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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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
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