Helliar Holm is an uninhabited island off the coast of Shapinsay in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. It is home to a 42-foot-tall (13 m) lighthouse, which was built in 1893 and automated in 1967.[3] It is a tidal island that used to be connected to Shapinsay. It is still possible to walk across from the mainland during very low tides.

Helliar Holm

The West Coast of Helliar Holm low tide on a rainy day and the wave-cut platform is exposed.
Location
Helliar Holm Helliar Holm shown within Orkney
OS grid reference	HY484153
Coordinates	59.023°N 2.901°W / 59.023; -2.901
Physical geography
Island group	Orkney
Administration
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Scotland
Council area	Orkney Islands
Demographics
Population	0
Helliar Holm Lighthouse
Saeva Ness lighthouse at the southern end of Helliar Holm
Constructed	1893
Construction	stone tower
Automated	1967
Height	42 ft (13 m)
Shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	white tower, black lantern, ochre trim
Power source	solar power
Operator	Northern Lighthouse Board[1]
Heritage	category B listed building
Focal height	18 m (59 ft)
Range	white: 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi) red: 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) [2]
Characteristic	Fl WRG 10s

The island also has the ruins of a broch, cairn and chapel.[4]

In the Orkneyinga Saga it is referred to as both "Hellisey" and "Eller Holm" [5] and John of Fordun refers to it as "Helene-holm"

Gallery

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  Saeva Ness lighthouse on the tip of Helliar Holm
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  Cliffs and chambered cairn on Helliar Holm.

See also

• List of lighthouses in Scotland
• List of Northern Lighthouse Board lighthouses

References

External links

• Northern Lighthouse Board

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