Lady's Holm

Lady's Holm
Gaelic name Unknown
Norse name Unknown
Meaning of name na
Location
Lady's Holm
Lady's Holm shown within Scotland
OS grid reference HU3757409715
Coordinates 59°52′17″N 1°19′44″W / 59.871389°N 1.328889°W / 59.871389; -1.328889
Physical geography
Island group Shetland
Area rank na [1]
Highest elevation 21 m
Administration
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country Scotland
Council area Shetland
Demographics
Population uninhabited

Lady's Holm is an island off southern Mainland in the Shetland Islands.[2] 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 21 metres (69 ft) at its highest point, which is marked by a cairn.[2]

It was traditionally used for grazing sheep.[2] Grey seals also inhabit the island and they were badly affected by the oil spill from the MV Brear in 1993.[3]

In 1942, a Bristol Blenheim Mk IV bomber of the RCAF crashed off Lady's Holm.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
  2. 1 2 3 Shetlopedia article
  3. ↑ Hall, Ailsa J.; Watkins, John; Hiby, Lex (1996-07-16). "The impact of the 1993 Braer oil spill on grey seals in Shetland". Science of the Total Environment. Marine Mammals And The Marine Environment. 186 (1–2): 119–125. doi:10.1016/0048-9697(96)05090-5.
  4. ↑ "Shetland underwater crash sites - Blenheim IV T1949 404 (RCAF) Sq 06/10/1942 Off Lady`s Holm". Aviation Research Group Orkney & Shetland. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
Aerial view of Lady's Holm (right) and Little Holm (centre)

Coordinates: 59°52′17″N 1°19′44″W / 59.87139°N 1.32889°W / 59.87139; -1.32889


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