OS grid reference HY456313 Country Scotland Island group Orkney Lieutenancy area Orkney | Sovereign state United Kingdom Population 0 Council area Orkney | |
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The Holm of Scockness is a small island in the Orkney Islands, between Rousay and Egilsay.
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Map of Holm of Scockness, United Kingdom
It is currently used for grazing.
Its name is Norse in origin and means "little island of the crooked headland".
Geography and geology
The bedrock is middle red sandstone like the neighbouring islands.
It is similar to a map of India in shape, "pointing" southwards.
It is in the north of Rousay Sound, and separated from Rousay itself by the Sound of Longstaing, and from Egilsay by Howie Sound. It is south west of Kili Holm and due north of Wyre's far east coast.
References
Holm of Scockness Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA