Corn Holm

Corn Holm is a small tidal island in Orkney, near Copinsay to the west, off the north-eastern coast of Scotland. There was once a small chapel there,^[1] and it is covered in birdlife.

Geography and geology

Corn Holm is made up of red sandstone.^[1] At low tide it is connected to Black Holm and Ward Holm, and is connected to Copinsay by a stretch called "Isle Rough". The sections north and south of Isle Rough are known as North and South Bay.

References

^ ^a ^b Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.

58°54′3″N 2°41′55″W / 58.90083°N 2.69861°W / 58.90083; -2.69861

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[Smith-1] Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.

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