Glimps Holm
 View of Glimps Holm from Lamb Holm, showing Barrier No. 2 | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
  Glimps Holm Glimps Holm shown within Orkney | |
| OS grid reference | ND472991 |
| Coordinates | 58°53′N 2°55′W / 58.88°N 2.91°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Orkney |
| Area | 55 hectares (0.21 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 189= |
Highest elevation | 32 metres (105 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Council area | Orkney Islands |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
| References | |
Glimps Holm or Glims Holm is a small uninhabited islet in Orkney, Scotland. It lies in Holm Sound, one of the eastern entrances to Scapa Flow, between Mainland Orkney and the island of Burray. Nearby is Lamb Holm. The two are linked by Churchill Barrier No. 2, one of a series of causeways built during World War II to protect Scapa Flow from U-boats. Barrier No. 3 links Glimps Holm to Burray.
Footnotes
- ↑ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent. 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census and 101 such islands in 2022.
- ↑ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- ↑ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- ↑ "Ordnance Survey". Archived from the original on 16 October 2003. Retrieved 4 October 2008.
- ↑ "Glimps Holm". Gazetteer for Scotland. Archived from the original on 3 June 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
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