Holm of Scockness
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 A sandy bay at the south-east corner of Holm of Scockness | |
| Location | |
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| OS grid reference | HY456313 |
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| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Orkney |
| Administration | |
| Council area | Orkney Islands |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
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The Holm of Scockness is a small island in the Orkney Islands, between Rousay and Egilsay.
It is currently used for grazing.
Its name is Norse in origin and means "little island of the crooked headland".[1]
Geography and geology
[edit | edit source]The bedrock is middle red sandstone like the neighbouring islands.[1]
It is similar to a map of India in shape, "pointing" southwards.
It is in the north of Rousay Sound, and separated from Rousay itself by the Sound of Longstaing, and from Egilsay by Howie Sound. It is south west of Kili Holm and due north of Wyre's far east coast.
References
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