Holm

Holm, also spelled Ham, is a parish on . An adjacent Sound, running between Mainland, and , is named after Holm. It has since been blocked up by the .
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: parish on Mainland, Orkney
  • Also known as: “Holm, Orkney”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Holm, Crearhowe, War Memorial and Loch of Graemeshall.

Memorial
Photo: C1614, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: C1614, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Church
Photo: Gregory J Kingsley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a highly ornate Catholic chapel on in , . It was built during the Second World War by Italian prisoners of war, who were housed on the previously uninhabited island while they constructed the to the east of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Mary’s and Rose Ness.

Village
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's is a small village in the parish of Holm on , , Scotland. It was originally a fishing port. Orkney F.C., the island group's main football club, plays its home games at The Rockworks Community Park, St.

Locality
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a locality, which is situated 3 miles southeast of Holm.

Locality
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is a parish on in . It is located east of the town of and the parish of and lies north of Holm and west of . is situated 3 miles north of Holm.

Holm

Latitude
58.90588° or 58° 54′ 21″ north
Longitude
-2.88337° or 2° 53′ 0″ west
Open location code
9CCVW448+9M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5586457086
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Wiki­data ID
Q5883129
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Satellite Map

Discover Holm from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to German—“Holm” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Holm”
  • Chinese: “霍尔姆”
  • German: “Holm”

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Localities in the Area

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