Helliar Holm is an uninhabited island off the coast of Shapinsay in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. It is home to a 42-foot-tall (13 m) lighthouse, which was built in 1893 and automated in 1967.[3] It is a tidal island that used to be connected to Shapinsay. It is still possible to walk across from the mainland during very low tides.
 The West Coast of Helliar Holm low tide on a rainy day and the wave-cut platform is exposed. | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
  Helliar Holm Helliar Holm shown within Orkney | |
| OS grid reference | HY484153 |
| Coordinates | 59°01′23″N 2°54′04″W / 59.023°N 2.901°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Orkney |
| Administration | |
| Council area | Orkney Islands |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
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| Helliar Holm Lighthouse | |
.jpg) Saeva Ness lighthouse at the southern end of Helliar Holm | |
| Constructed | 1893  |
| Construction | stone tower |
| Automated | 1967 |
| Height | 42 ft (13 m) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower, black lantern, ochre trim |
| Power source | solar power |
| Operator | Northern Lighthouse Board[2] |
| Heritage | category B listed building |
| Focal height | 18 m (59 ft) |
| Range | white: 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi) red: 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) [1] |
| Characteristic | Fl WRG 10s |
The island also has the ruins of a broch, cairn and chapel.[4]
In the Orkneyinga Saga it is referred to as both "Hellisey" and "Eller Holm" [5] and John of Fordun refers to it as "Helene-holm"
Gallery
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Saeva Ness lighthouse on the tip of Helliar Holm -
Cliffs and chambered cairn on Helliar Holm.
See also
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References
edit- ^ Helliar Holm Light Lighthouses Explorer. Retrieved 27 May 2016
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Scotland: Orkney". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ "Lighthouse Explorer database". Archived from the original on 13 February 2006. Retrieved 14 August 2007.
- ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.
- ^ Anderson, Joseph (Ed.) (1893) Orkneyinga Saga. Translated by Jón A. Hjaltalin & Gilbert Goudie. Edinburgh. James Thin and Mercat Press (1990 reprint). ISBN 0-901824-25-9
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