Helliar Holm
Helliar Holm is an uninhabited island off the coast of Shapinsay in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. It is home to a 42-foot-tall (13 m) lighthouse, which was built in 1893 and automated in 1967.[3] It is a tidal island that used to be connected to Shapinsay. It is still possible to walk across from the mainland during very low tides.
 The West Coast of Helliar Holm low tide on a rainy day and the wave-cut platform is exposed. | |
| Location | |
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  Helliar Holm Helliar Holm shown within Orkney | |
| OS grid reference | HY484153 |
| Coordinates | 59.023°N 2.901°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Orkney |
| Administration | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Scotland |
| Council area | Orkney Islands |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
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.jpg.webp) Saeva Ness lighthouse at the southern end of Helliar Holm | |
 Orkney | |
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| Location | Helliar Holm Orkney Scotland United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 59.018924°N 2.900980°W |
| Year first constructed | 1893 |
| Automated | 1967 |
| Construction | stone tower |
| Tower shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings / pattern | white tower, black lantern, ochre trim |
| Tower height | 13 metres (43 ft) |
| Focal height | 18 metres (59 ft) |
| Light source | solar power |
| Range | white: 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi) red: 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) [1] |
| Characteristic | Fl WRG 10s. |
| Admiralty number | 3684 |
| NGA number | 3236 |
| ARLHS number | SCO-094 |
| Managing agent | Northern Lighthouse Board[2] |
The island also has the ruins of a broch, cairn and chapel.[4]
In the Orkneyinga Saga it is referred to as both "Hellisey" and "Eller Holm" [5] and John of Fordun refers to it as "Helene-holm"
Gallery
Saeva Ness lighthouse on the tip of Helliar Holm
Cliffs and chambered cairn on Helliar Holm.
References
- Helliar Holm Light Lighthhouses Explorer. Retrieved 27 May 2016
- Helliar Holm The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 27 May 2016
- Lighthouse Explorer database
- Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.
- Anderson, Joseph (Ed.) (1893) Orkneyinga Saga. Translated by Jón A. Hjaltalin & Gilbert Goudie. Edinburgh. James Thin and Mercat Press (1990 reprint). ISBN 0-901824-25-9
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