![]() Holm of Houton offshore of Orkney Mainland, with Cava and Flotta beyond the ferry. | |
Location | |
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OS grid reference | HY315032 |
Coordinates | 58°54′37″N 3°11′20″W / 58.910314°N 3.188783°W |
Physical geography | |
Island group | Orkney |
Administration | |
Council area | Orkney Islands |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
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The Holm of Houton is one of the southern Orkney islands.
Geography
[edit]The Holm is in Midland Harbour, part of Scapa Flow. It is south of the Mainland parish of Orphir, near Houton whence its name.[1]
The Holm is north of Cava and Rysa Little, and to the north east of Hoy over the Bring Deeps.
References
[edit]- ^ Anderson, Joseph (Ed.) (1893) "Introduction to Orkneyinga saga". Translated by Jón A. Hjaltalin & Gilbert Goudie. Edinburgh. James Thin and Mercat Press (1990 reprint). ISBN 0-901824-25-9
58°55′N 3°11′W / 58.91°N 3.19°W