Inner Holm of Skaw explained

Inner Holm of Skaw should not be confused with Inner Holm.

60.3869°N -0.9129°W

Coordinates:	60.3868°N -0.9129°W
Location Map:	Scotland Shetland
Population:	0
Island Group:	Shetland
Local Authority:	Shetland Islands

The Inner Holm of Skaw is a small, uninhabited islet off the northern tip of the island of Whalsay, in the Shetland Islands of Scotland, north of the village of Skaw.

Location

A kayaker may find their way through the rocks between the islet and the headland of Skaw Taing on Whalsay.Further out to sea there is another rocky islet, the Outer Holm of Skaw.The islet has a ruined chapel.In 1955 a pair of Sandwich terns nested on the islet.

See also

• Holm of Skaw
• Outer Holm of Skaw

References

CitationsSources

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• Book: Haswell-Smith, Hamish. The Scottish islands: a comprehensive guide to every Scottish Island . 2013-02-04 . 2004-09-02. Canongate.
• Book: Munro. David M.. Gittings. Bruce M.. Scotland: an encyclopedia of places & landscapes . 2013-02-04 . 2006. Collins. 978-0-00-472466-9.
• Book: Smith. Tom. Jex. Chris. The Northern Isles: Orkney and Shetland Sea Kayaking . 4 February 2013 . 15 March 2007. Pesda Press. 978-1-906095-00-0.
• Book: United States. Hydrographic Office. Sailing directions for the north and east coasts of Scotland: Cape Wrath to Fife Ness and including the Orkney, Shetland and Faeroe Islands . 4 February 2013 . 1950. U.S. Govt. Print. Off..