The Holm of Huip is a small island in the Orkney Islands, in Spurness Sound to the north west of Stronsay.
 Veltie Skerry and the cairn on the Holm of Huip | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
  Holm of Huip Holm of Huip shown within Orkney | |
| OS grid reference | HY628311 |
| Coordinates | 59°10′N 2°39′W / 59.17°N 2.65°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Orkney |
| Administration | |
| Council area | Orkney Islands |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
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The Holm has a cairn on it, and a number of grey seals.[1]
Geography and geology
editLike most of Orkney, the Holm is formed from Old Red Sandstone.
It lies opposite the airstrip and Huipness on Stronsay, and separated from it by Huip Sound.
References
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- ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.
59°10′N 2°39′W / 59.167°N 2.650°W
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