Holm of Sandwick

The Holm of Sandwick is an islet, located roughly 100 metres (330 ft) off Haa Ness and the southwestern side of Whalsay, in the Shetland Islands of Scotland. The small groups of islets to the west are called the Flaeshans of Sandwick. To the southwest is Sava Skerry. It is reported that a ship named Griften of unknown nationality was shipwrecked either here or on Rumble Holm in 1611.[1]

Looking across to Holm of Sandwick (top left) from Clett Head

References

Old-lore Miscellany of Orkney, Shetland, Caitness and Sutherland. Viking Club. 1907. p. 123. Retrieved 5 February 2013.

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Whalsay
Settlements	Brough Challister Clate Hamister Huxter Isbister Marrister New Park North Park Saltness Sandwick Skaw Sodom Symbister Treawick Tripwell Vaivoe Vats-houll
Geography	Bays, cliffs, and headlands: List of coastal features of Whalsay Linga Sound Islets: East Linga Holm of Sandwick Inner Holm of Skaw Isbister Holm Mooa Nista Outer Holm of Skaw Rumble Skate of Marrister West Linga Hills: Setter Hill Lochs: Little Water Loch of Houll Loch of Huxter Loch of Isbister Loch of Livister Loch of Sandwick Loch of Stanefield Loch of Vats-houll Nuckro Water East Loch of Skaw West Loch of Skaw Streams: Breiwick Burn Falsa Burn Scarfmoor Burn
Archaeological sites	Benie Hoose Huxter Fort Peerie Roonie House Pettigarths Field Cairns Standing Stones of Yoxie
Buildings	Pier House Museum Symbister House Whalsay Airstrip Whalsay Parish Church Whalsay School

Eastern Shetland Islands
Andooing Skerry Bressay East Linga Flaeshans of Sandwick Grif Skerry Grunnels Stack Holm of Noss Holm of Sandwick Inner Holm of Skaw Isbister Holm Mooa Mousa Noss Nista Out Skerries Outer Holm of Skaw Rumble Sava Skerry Skate of Marrister Trota Stack West Linga Veeda Stack Whalsay Whelsiegeo Stacks

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