Sweyn Holm

Note: There is also a "Sweyn Holm" off St Ninian's Isle, Shetland

Sweyn Holm

Ruin on Sweyn Holm
Location
Sweyn Holm Sweyn Holm shown within Orkney
OS grid reference	HY455227
Coordinates	59.09°N 2.95°W / 59.09; -2.95
Physical geography
Island group	Orkney
Administration
Council area	Orkney Islands
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Demographics
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.

Geography and geology

Sweyn Holm is made up of red sandstone.^[1]

References

1. Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.

59°5′23″N 2°57′4″W