Sweyn Holm
Appearance
Ruin on Sweyn Holm | |
Location | |
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OS grid reference | HY455227 |
Coordinates | 59°05′N 2°57′W / 59.09°N 2.95°W |
Physical geography | |
Island group | Orkney |
Administration | |
Council area | Orkney Islands |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
Note: There is also a "Sweyn Holm" off St Ninian's Isle, Shetland
Sweyn Holm is a small island in the Orkney Islands, next to Gairsay.
It is thought to be named for Sweyn Asleifsson (Sveinn),[1] who was connected with Gairsay or possibly a corruption of "servant's island" in Norse.
Geography and geology
[edit]Sweyn Holm is made up of red sandstone.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
59°5′23″N 2°57′4″W / 59.08972°N 2.95111°W