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The Outer Holm of Skaw is a small, uninhabited islet, a rock outlier off the northeast coast of the island of Whalsay, in the Shetland Islands of Scotland.[2]

Outer Holm of Skaw
Location
Outer Holm of Skaw
Coordinates	60.389079°N 0.905512°W / 60.389079; -0.905512
Physical geography
Island group	Shetland
Highest elevation	14 feet (4.3 m)[1]
Administration
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Scotland
Council area	Shetland Islands
Demographics
Population	0

Location

The Outer Holm of Skaw is 14 feet (4.3 m) high, and is about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) to the north of Skaw Taing on the island of Whalsey. The 32 feet (9.8 m) high Inner Holm of Skaw lies between the Outer Holm of Skaw and Whalsey.[1]

Gallery

Outer Holm of Skaw
Outer Holm of Skaw

References

Citations

United States. Hydrographic Office 1950, p. 311.
Munro & Gittings 2006, p. 370.

Sources

Munro, David M.; Gittings, Bruce M. (2006). Scotland: an encyclopedia of places & landscapes. Collins. p. 370. ISBN 978-0-00-472466-9. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
United States. Hydrographic Office (1950). Sailing directions for the north and east coasts of Scotland: Cape Wrath to Fife Ness and including the Orkney, Shetland and Faeroe Islands. U.S. Govt. Print. Off. Retrieved 4 February 2013.

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v t e Whalsay
Settlements	Brough Challister Clate Hamister Huxter Isbister Marrister New Park North Park Saltness Sandwick Skaw Sodom Symbister Treawick Tripwell Vaivoe Vats-houll
Geography	Bays, cliffs, and headlands: List of coastal features of Whalsay Linga Sound Islets: East Linga Holm of Sandwick Inner Holm of Skaw Isbister Holm Mooa Nista Outer Holm of Skaw Rumble Skate of Marrister West Linga Hills: Setter Hill Lochs: Little Water Loch of Houll Loch of Huxter Loch of Isbister Loch of Livister Loch of Sandwick Loch of Stanefield Loch of Vats-houll Nuckro Water East Loch of Skaw West Loch of Skaw Streams: Breiwick Burn Falsa Burn Scarfmoor Burn
Archaeological sites	Benie Hoose Huxter Fort Peerie Roonie House Pettigarths Field Cairns Standing Stones of Yoxie
Buildings	Pier House Museum Symbister House Whalsay Airstrip Whalsay Parish Church Whalsay School

v t e Eastern Shetland Islands
Andooing Skerry Bressay East Linga Flaeshans of Sandwick Grif Skerry Grunnels Stack Holm of Noss Holm of Sandwick Inner Holm of Skaw Isbister Holm Mooa Mousa Noss Nista Out Skerries Outer Holm of Skaw Rumble Sava Skerry Skate of Marrister Trota Stack West Linga Veeda Stack Whalsay Whelsiegeo Stacks

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