Note: There is also a "Sweyn Holm" off St Ninian's Isle, Shetland
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| OS grid reference | HY455227 |
| Coordinates | 59.09°N 2.95°W / 59.09; -2.95 |
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| Island group | Orkney |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Scotland |
| Council area | Orkney Islands |
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| Population | 0 |
Sweyn Holm is a small island in the Orkney Islands, next to Gairsay.
It is thought to be named for Sweyn Asleifsson (Sveinn),[1] who was connected with Gairsay or possibly a corruption of "servant's island" in Norse.
Sweyn Holm is made up of red sandstone.[1]
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