Holm of Huip

The Holm of Huip is a small island in the Orkney Islands, in Spurness Sound to the north west of Stronsay.

Holm of Huip

Veltie Skerry and the cairn on the Holm of Huip
Location
Holm of Huip Holm of Huip shown within Orkney
OS grid reference	HY628311
Coordinates	59.17°N 2.65°W / 59.17; -2.65
Physical geography
Island group	Orkney
Administration
Council area	Orkney Islands
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom

The Holm has a cairn on it, and a number of grey seals.^[1]

Geography and geology

Like most of Orkney, the Holm is formed from Old Red Sandstone.

It lies opposite the airstrip and Huipness on Stronsay, and separated from it by Huip Sound.