Lady's Holm

Lady's Holm is an island off southern Mainland in the Shetland Islands.[2] It is not to be confused with the Maiden Stack, which is also known as "Frau Stack"

Lady's Holm
Scottish Gaelic nameUnknown
Old Norse nameUnknown
Meaning of namena
Location
Lady's Holm
Lady's Holm shown within Scotland
OS grid referenceHU3757409715
Coordinates59.871389°N 1.328889°W / 59.871389; -1.328889
Physical geography
Island groupShetland
Area rankna[1]
Highest elevation21 m
Administration
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryScotland
Council areaShetland
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

It is to the west of Scat Ness and the village of Scatness, a headland on Mainland, and there is also another islet nearby, Little Holm.

Sumburgh Airport is about a mile northeast.

It is 21 metres (69 ft) at its highest point, which is marked by a cairn.[2]

It was traditionally used for grazing sheep.[2] Grey seals also inhabit the island and they were badly affected by the oil spill from the MV Brear in 1993.[3]

In 1942, a Bristol Blenheim Mk IV bomber of the RCAF crashed off Lady's Holm.[4]

References

  1. Area and population ranks: there are c.300 islands over 20ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
  2. Shetlopedia article
  3. Hall, Ailsa J.; Watkins, John; Hiby, Lex (1996-07-16). "The impact of the 1993 Braer oil spill on grey seals in Shetland". Science of the Total Environment. Marine Mammals And The Marine Environment. 186 (1–2): 119–125. doi:10.1016/0048-9697(96)05090-5. PMID 8685704.
  4. "Shetland underwater crash sites - Blenheim IV T1949 404 (RCAF) Sq 06/10/1942 Off Lady's Holm". Aviation Research Group Orkney & Shetland. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
Aerial view of Lady's Holm (right) and Little Holm (centre)


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