Helliar Holm
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Helliar Holm is an uninhabited island off the coast of Shapinsay in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. It is home to a 42 foot tall lighthouse, which was built in 1893 and automated in 1967 [1]. It is a tidal island connected to Shapinsay, and lies between it and the mainland.
The island also has the ruins of a broch, cairn and chapel. [2]
In the Orkneyinga Saga it is referred to as both "Hellisey" and "Eller Holm" [3] and John of Fordun refers to it as "Helene-holm"
[edit] References
- ^ Lighthouse Explorer database
- ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.
- ^ Anderson, Joseph (Ed.) (1893) Orkneyinga Saga. Translated by Jón A. Hjaltalin & Gilbert Goudie. Edinburgh. James Thin and Mercat Press (1990 reprint). ISBN 0-901824-25-9
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