Black Holm
Corn Holm seen from Copinsay. Black Holm can be seen beyond it, and in the distance the parish of Deerness on Mainland, Orkney
Black Holm is a small tidal island in the Orkney Islands, near Copinsay to the west of Corn Holm off the north-eastern coast of Scotland.
Geography and geology[]
Corn Holm is made up of red sandstone.[1]
At low tide it is connected to Corn Holm which is in turn connected to Copinsay by a stretch called "Isle Rough".
References[]
- ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
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Coordinates: 58°54′12″N 2°42′21″W / 58.90333°N 2.70583°W
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- Islands of the Orkney Islands
- Tidal islands of Scotland
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