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Holm of Grimbister

Islet in Scotland

Summary

Islet in Scotland

Field	Value
coordinates
GridReference	HY378134
location_map	Scotland Orkney
caption	Holm of Grimbister shown within Orkney
official_name	Holm of Grimbister
meaning of name	Small and rounded islet of Grim's farm
area	16 ha
highest elevation	8 m
Population	2
population rank	88=
main settlement	Holm of Grimbister farm
island group	Orkney
local authority	Orkney Islands Council
Image	File:Holm of Grimbister - geograph.org.uk - 509975.jpg
ImageCaption	Holm of Grimbister from the east, with Finstown beyond

Holm of Grimbister is an inhabited tidal islet in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland. Located in the Bay of Firth near Finstown it is connected to Mainland Orkney by a causeway.

Geography

Bay of Firth is an inlet of the Wide Firth that lies to the North. Within the bay and to the north east of the Holm is the companion islet of Damsay. The causeway from Holm of Grimbister connects to the mainland at Holm Point, just north of the mainland settlement of Grimbister.

Habitation

Although it is clear that in 2007 the island was inhabited, as it was the residence of a candidate for the Scottish Parliamentary Elections in 2007, it was not listed as such by the Census in 2001. Press reports in March 2010 confirmed that at that time the population of the island was at least two. The 2011 census recorded the population as three, which had decreased to two in 2022. In 2016 the island was reported as being on sale for £300,000.

Footnotes

References

[http://www.argyll-yachtcharters.co.uk/Scottish%20Islands.pdf Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland] (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 12 Dec 2011.
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Haswell-Smith (2004) notes that the islet is farmed.Haswell-Smith (2004) p. 360
[https://web.archive.org/web/20100909175134/http://www.shetland.gov.uk/elections/elections2007/scottishelections.asp "Scottish Parliamentary Elections 2007: Shetland Islands Constituency"] Shetland Islands Council. Retrieved 26 Feb 2012.
General Register Office for Scotland (28 Nov 2003) ''[http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/census/censushm/occpapers/occasional-paper-10.html Occasional Paper No 10: Statistics for Inhabited Islands] {{webarchive. link. (2011-11-22 ''. Retrieved 26 Feb 2012.)
Ross, Calum (3 Mar 2010) [http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/1668686 "Tory candidate pulls out of race for city seat at general election"]. ''Press and Journal''. Aberdeen. Retrieved 26 Feb 2012.
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