The Holm of Scockness is a small island in the Orkney Islands, between Rousay and Egilsay.

Holm of Scockness

A sandy bay at the south-east corner of Holm of Scockness
Location
Holm of Scockness Holm of Scockness shown within Orkney
OS grid reference	HY456313
Coordinates	59.17°N 2.95°W / 59.17; -2.95
Physical geography
Island group	Orkney
Administration
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Scotland
Council area	Orkney Islands
Demographics
Population	0

It is currently used for grazing.

Its name is Norse in origin and means "little island of the crooked headland".[1]

Geography and geology

The bedrock is middle red sandstone like the neighbouring islands.[1]

It is similar to a map of India in shape, "pointing" southwards.

It is in the north of Rousay Sound, and separated from Rousay itself by the Sound of Longstaing, and from Egilsay by Howie Sound. It is south west of Kili Holm and due north of Wyre's far east coast.

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