Holm of Boray
Holm of Boray is an islet in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Holm of Boray is situated nearby to the locality Hen of Gairsay, as well as near Vasa Point.- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Boray Holm”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sweyn Holm and Seal Skerry.
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.
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. Vasa Loch is situated 2 miles southeast of Holm of Boray.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balfour and Tingwall.
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 3 miles southeast of Holm of Boray.
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 3½ miles northwest of Holm of Boray.
Rendall
Village
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rendall is a parish on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is in the north west of the island and lies east of the parishes of Birsay and Evie and north east of Harray. The island of Gairsay is also in the parish. Rendall is situated 4 miles west of Holm of Boray.
Holm of Boray
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.06944° or 59° 4′ 10″ northLongitude
-2.95841° or 2° 57′ 30″ westOpen location code
9CFV329R+QJOpenStreetMap ID
way 4569320OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Holm of Boray” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Holm of Boray”
- Swedish: “Holm of Boray”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hen of Gairsay and Vasa Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Millburn - Gairsay and Sweyn’s Castle - burnt mound (Prehistoric).
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