Lady's Holm should not be confused with Maiden Stack.
Location Map: | Scotland Shetland |
Coordinates: | 59.8714°N -1.3289°W |
Gridreference: | HU3757409715 |
Celtic Name: | Unknown |
Norse Name: | Unknown |
Meaning Of Name: | na |
Area Rank: | na |
Highest Elevation: | 21 m |
Population: | uninhabited |
Island Group: | Shetland |
Local Authority: | Shetland |
Lady's Holm is an island off southern Mainland in the Shetland Islands.[1] It is not to be confused with the Maiden Stack, which is also known as "Frau Stack"
It is to the west of Scat Ness and the village of Scatness, a headland on Mainland, and there is also another islet nearby, Little Holm.
Sumburgh Airport is about a mile northeast.
It is 21m (69feet) at its highest point, which is marked by a cairn.[1]
It was traditionally used for grazing sheep.[1] Grey seals also inhabit the island and they were badly affected by the oil spill from the MV Brear in 1993.[2]
In 1942, a Bristol Blenheim Mk IV bomber of the RCAF crashed off Lady's Holm.[3]