OS grid reference HY455227 Country Scotland Island group Orkney Lieutenancy area Orkney | Sovereign state United Kingdom Population 0 Council area Orkney | |
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Note: There is also a "Sweyn Holm" off St Ninian's Isle, Shetland
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Map of Sweyn Holm, United Kingdom
Sweyn Holm is a small island in the Orkney Islands, next to Gairsay.
It is thought to be named for Sweyn Asleifsson (Sveinn), who was connected with Gairsay or possibly a corruption of "servant's island" in Norse.
Geography and geologyEdit
Sweyn Holm is made up of red sandstone.
References
Sweyn Holm Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA