Kili Holm
| Kili Holm | |
 Cairn on Kili Holm | |
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| Location: | 59°10’34"N, 2°55’8"W |
| Grid reference: | HY475325 |
| Data | |
| Population: | Uninhabited |
Kili Holm is a small, tidal island in Orkney, linked to Egilsay. Unusually, like its neighbour Egilsay, it may have a partly Gaelic etymology,[1] in this case from cille meaning a monk’s cell, as Egilsay may derive from eaglais a church,[2] words imported into Orkney Norn from the Gaelic missionaries.
There is a cairn on the island, and it is currently used as rough grazing for sheep.
Geography and geology
Kili Holm is made up of red sandstone.[2]
It is separated from Egilsay by Smithy Sound, which dries out at low tide. The northeast is known as Point of Ridden, and the northwest as Point of Pitten. The west is known as Marlow.
The Holm lies due east of Rousay, and much further to the north is Westray.
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 1841954543.
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