.jpg) Ruin on Sweyn Holm | |
| Location | |
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  Sweyn HolmSweyn Holm shown within Orkney | |
| OS grid reference | HY455227 |
| Coordinates | 59°05′N 2°57′W / 59.09°N 2.95°W / 59.09; -2.95 |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Orkney |
| Administration | |
| Council area | Orkney Islands |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
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Note: There is also a "Sweyn Holm" off St Ninian's Isle, Shetland
Sweyn Holm is a small island in the Orkney Islands, next to Gairsay.
It is thought to be named for Sweyn Asleifsson (Sveinn), who was connected with Gairsay or possibly a corruption of "servant's island" in Norse.
Geography and geology
Sweyn Holm is made up of red sandstone.
References
- ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
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59°5′23″N 2°57′4″W / 59.08972°N 2.95111°W / 59.08972; -2.95111
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