Holm (island)

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This page is a set index; for other uses of the term, see Holm (disambiguation)

There are numerous islands containing the word Holm, especially in Scotland. In many cases the name is derived from the Old Norse holmr, meaning "a small and rounded islet". These include:

United Kingdom

England

• Holm Island in the River Thames
• Steep Holm in the Bristol Channel

Northern Ireland

• Ballynahinch, County Down (from Irish Baile na hInse, meaning 'town of the holm')

Orkney, Scotland

• Glims Holm
• Helliar Holm
• Holm of Papa
• Lamb Holm
• Linga Holm
• Muckle Green Holm
• In the vicinity of Copinsay:
  • Black Holm
  • Corn Holm
• In the vicinity of Eday:
  • 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:
  • Holm of Houton
  • Holm of Rendall
  • Thieves Holm
• In the vicinity of Shapinsay:
  • Helliar Holm
• In the vicinity of Stronsay:
  • Holm of Huip
• In the vicinity of Westray:
  • Holm of Faray

Shetland, Scotland

• In the vicinity of Shetland Mainland:
  • Dore Holm
  • Horse Holm
  • Lady's Holm
  • Little Holm, Scatness
  • Burwick Holm
  • Holm of Culsetter
  • Fish Holm
  • Lunna Holm
  • North Holm of Barravoe
  • Setter Holm, Hamnavoe
  • South Holm of Burravoe
  • Wether Holm, Hamnavoe
• In the vicinity of East Burra:
  • Holm of Hous
• In the vicinity of Noss:
  • Holm of Noss.
• In the vicinity of Out Skerries:
  • Wether Holm, Out Skerries
• In the vicinity of Papa Stour:
  • Brei Holm
  • Forewick Holm
• In the vicinity of Unst:
  • Brough Holm
• In the vicinity of Uyea, Unst:
  • Wedder Holm, Uyea
• In the vicinity of West Linga:
  • Kettil Holm
  • Wether Holm, West Linga
• In the vicinity of Yell:
  • Holm of West Sandwick
  • Gloup Holm
  • Little Holm, Yell Sound
  • Muckle Holm, Yell Sound

Skye, Scotland

• East of the Trotternish peninsula:
  • Holm Island

South Georgia

• Grassholm, South Georgia

Wales

• Flat Holm in the Bristol Channel
• Burry Holm off the Gower Peninsula
• Grassholm west of Skomer
• Skokholm south of Skomer

Other countries

Denmark

• Bornholm
• Munkholm
• Slotsholmen

Faroe Islands

• Baglhólmur
• Gáshólmur
• Hovshólmur
• Hoyvíkshólmur
• Kirkjubøhólmur
• Lopranshólmur
• Mykineshólmur
• Sumbiarhólmur
• Tindhólmur
• Tjaldavíkshólmur
• Trøllhøvdi

Germany

• Dänholm
• Holm in Flensburg
• Holm in Schleswig

Greenland

• Holm Ø

Sweden

• Stockholm (originally the islet Helgeandsholmen in central Stockholm)
• Djursholm (suburb of Stockholm)
• Tureholm
• There are hundreds of islets in the Stockholm archipelago containing the word "holm"
• === Ireland ===
  • Holmpatrick (the original name for the town of Skerries, and one of its island, in North Dublin) d

See also

• -hou The Norman language version of the holmr, found commonly in the Channel Islands
• Fore Holm (disambiguation)
• Grass Holm (disambiguation)
• Little Holm (disambiguation)
• Muckle Holm (disambiguation)
• Wether Holm (disambiguation)
• List of Orkney islands
• List of Shetland islands

References

• Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate. ISBN 1-84195-454-3