Holm Stack
Holm Stack is an islet in Western Isles, Scotland. Holm Stack is situated nearby to the islet Eilean nan Uan, as well as near Eilean nan Caorach.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stornoway Airport and HMY Iolaire.
Stornoway Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Stephen Branley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stornoway Airport is an airfield located 2 NM east of the town of Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis, in Scotland. Stornoway Airport is situated 2 miles north of Holm Stack.
HMY Iolaire
Memorial
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
HMY Iolaire was an iron-hulled steam yacht that was launched in Scotland in 1881 as Iolanthe. She was renamed Mione in 1898; Iolanthe in 1900; and Amalthæa in 1907. HMY Iolaire is situated 1 mile west of Holm Stack.
Arnish Point Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: phil smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Arnish Point Lighthouse is situated 1½ miles west of Holm Stack.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holm and Parkend and Holm.
Holm
Village
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holm Village is a village in the Scottish Outer Hebrides, on the Isle of Lewis near Stornoway. The modern area of Holm can be split into two distinct areas - "Holm Village" and "Holm Road with Parkend".
Parkend and Holm
Hamlet
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Parkend is a hamlet in the Sandwick region of the Isle of Lewis, although like Melbost, it is not a part of the Eye Peninsula. Many people erroneously believe it to be a suburb of Stornoway, on the island of Lewis and Harris in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
Branahuie
Village
Photo: Angus Peck, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Branahuie is a village on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Branahuie is within the parish of Stornoway, and is situated on the A866. It is also close to Stornoway, Stornoway Airport and Melbost.
Holm Stack
- Type: Islet
- Also known as: “Stac a’Chais”
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.18891° or 58° 11′ 20″ northLongitude
-6.32304° or 6° 19′ 23″ westOpen location code
9CCM5MQG+HQOpenStreetMap ID
way 198289933OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Eilean nan Uan and Eilean nan Caorach.
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