An adjacent Sound, running between Mainland, and Burray, is named after Holm.[2] It has since been blocked up by the Churchill Barriers.[1] The parish flanks the north side of the Sound and extends to within 2.5 miles (4.0 km) of Kirkwall, and contains the village of St Mary's Holm, as well as the island of Lamb Holm. The Mainland section is 6 miles (9.7 km) by 2 miles (3.2 km).[2]
The shores are mostly rocky, and the interior consists of light thin, loamy land.[2]
Orkney F.C., the island group's main football club, plays its home games at The Rockworks Community ground near St. Mary's Holm.
Holm church and manse are both of unusual design. The church has no spire or turret, and the manse is constructed so that all chimneys appear through the centre of a pyramidal roof.
World War IIedit
Netherbutton Radar Station, which was part of the Chain Home system, was situated on both sides of the A961 road, although little now remains except four concrete mast bases.[3] Its construction was supervised by Leonard Chapman, who then held the rank of corporal.[4][5]
Notable peopleedit
F. Marian McNeill, folklorist, suffragist and a founder of the Scottish National Party. Her father was Free Church minister of Holm for nearly fifty years, and her brother Duncan was also a writer.
m. Liam Finn, writer of Idiots Guide to HR and professional Casting Agent.
Referencesedit
^ abHaswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN978-1-84195-454-7.
^ abcdWilson, Rev. John The Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh, 1882) Published by W. & A.K. Johnstone
^The location is grid referenceHY462043. See "Raf Netherbutton, Chain Home Radar Station" 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine scotlandsplaces.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
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