Holm of Huip
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 | 59.17°N 2.65°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Orkney |
| Administration | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Scotland |
| Council area | Orkney Islands |
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The Holm has a cairn on it, and a number of grey seals.[1]
Geography and geology
Like 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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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Holm of Huip. |
- Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.
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