Quholm
Quholm is a farm in the northeast of Shapinsay, in the islands of Orkney, Scotland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shapinsay and Linton Chapel.
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.
Linton Chapel
Ruins
Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Linton Chapel is a ruined chapel on the east coast of Shapinsay, Orkney. The chapel is thought to date as early as the 12th century AD. Slightly to the south is a megalithic monument, Castle Bloody. Linton Chapel is situated 1½ miles south of Quholm.
Lairo Water
Lairo Water is a surface water body known as an ayre situated on the western coast of Shapinsay in the Orkney Islands. This brackish water body is separated by a narrow bar of land from Veantro Bay. Lairo Water is situated 1½ miles southwest of Quholm.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balfour and Rerwick Head.
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 4 miles southwest of Quholm.
Rerwick Head
Locality
Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rerwick Head is a locality, which is situated 6 miles south of Quholm.
Head of Holland
Locality
Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Head of Holland is a locality, which is situated 6 miles south of Quholm.
Quholm
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: hamlet in the northeast of Shapinsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.07605° or 59° 4′ 34″ northLongitude
-2.83634° or 2° 50′ 11″ westOpen location code
9CFV35G7+CFOpenStreetMap ID
node 5417071621OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletWikidata ID
Q7271620
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