Inner Holm of Skaw

Not to be confused with Inner Holm.

60.386889°N 0.912938°W / 60.386889; -0.912938

Inner Holm of Skaw

Location
Inner Holm of Skaw
Coordinates	60.3868°N 0.9129°W / 60.3868; -0.9129
Physical geography
Island group	Shetland
Highest elevation	32 feet (9.8 m)[1]
Administration
Council area	Shetland Islands
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Demographics
Population	0

The Inner Holm of Skaw is a small, uninhabited islet off the northern tip of the island of Whalsay, in the Shetland Islands of Scotland, north of the village of Skaw.

Location

A kayaker may find their way through the rocks between the islet and the headland of Skaw Taing on Whalsay.^[2] Further out to sea there is another rocky islet, the Outer Holm of Skaw.^[3] The islet has a ruined chapel.^[4] In 1955 a pair of Sandwich terns nested on the islet.^[5]

See also

• Holm of Skaw
• Outer Holm of Skaw

Gallery

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  Inner Holm of Skaw
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  Looking across Wester Netlar to Sponger Point with the Inner Holm of Skaw beyond.