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Little Holm, Dunrossness

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Not to be confused with Little Holm, Yell Sound.

Little Holm
Scottish Gaelic nameUnknown
Old Norse nameUnknown
Meaning of namena
Aerial view of Little Holm (centre) and Lady's Holm (right)
Aerial view of Little Holm (centre) and Lady's Holm (right)
Location
Little Holm is located in ShetlandLittle HolmLittle HolmLittle Holm shown within Scotland
OS grid referenceHU3796309688
Coordinates59°52′16″N 1°19′19″W / 59.871111°N 1.321944°W / 59.871111; -1.321944
Physical geography
Island groupShetland
Area rankna 
Administration
Council areaShetland Islands
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population0
Lymphad

Little Holm is a small island to the west of South Mainland in Shetland. It is near Scatness and Lady's Holm. A trawler was wrecked there in 1916.

References

  1. Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
  2. Pennington, Mike (26 February 2016). "Little Holm, the tip of Scatness and..." Geograph. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  3. "Little Holm, Scat Ness, Atlantic". Scotlands Places. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
Scalloway and South West Shetland Islands

59°52′16″N 1°19′19″W / 59.87111°N 1.32194°W / 59.87111; -1.32194


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