Sweyn Holm
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| Ruin on Sweyn Holm Ruin on Sweyn Holm | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
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| OS grid reference | HY455227 |
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| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Orkney |
| Administration | |
| Council area | Orkney Islands |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
| Lymphad | |
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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 | edit source]Sweyn Holm is made up of red sandstone.[1]
References
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