Holm (pronounced /hæm/ ), also spelled Ham, is a parish on Mainland, Orkney. An adjacent Sound, running between Mainland, and Burray, is named after Holm...
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to the Orkney Mainland by a series of causeways known as the Churchill Barriers. They are South Ronaldsay, Burray, Lamb Holm and Glimps Holm. In addition...
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Orkney (/ˈɔːrkni/), also known as the Orkney Islands, is an archipelago off the north coast of Scotland. The plural name the Orkneys is also sometimes...
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marsh. "Holm" can be found in an element in Holmsgarth, now a suburb of Lerwick and the Parish of Holm on Mainland Shetland and Mainland Orkney respectively...
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to Burray and South Ronaldsay via Lamb Holm and Glimps Holm. Mainland effectively provides the core of the Orkney Islands, linking the northern members...
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Lamb Holm is a small uninhabited island in Orkney, Scotland. The Italian Chapel, constructed during the Second World War, is the island's main attraction...
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in Holm. Since 2021, they have settled on a fixed home of Kirkwall Grammar School, with plans to upgrade the facilities there. "History | Orkney Football...
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Rusk Holm In the vicinity of Egilsay: Holm of Scockness Kili Holm In the vicinity of Gairsay: Grass Holm, Orkney Sweyn Holm In the vicinity of Orkney Mainland:...
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case of the 1st Orkney, moving to the Southern Division when the numbers were reduced on 1 July 1889. By 1894 No 6 Company was at Holm and Fort Alexander...
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This List of bays of the Orkney Islands summarises the bays that are located in the islands of Orkney in Scotland. The heading "Nearest Town" shows the...
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