Helliar Holm facts for kids
 The West Coast of Helliar Holm low tide on a rainy day and the wave-cut platform is exposed. |
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| OS grid reference | HY484153 |
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| Coordinates | 59°01′23″N 2°54′04″W / 59.023°N 2.901°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Orkney |
| Administration | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Scotland |
| Council area | Orkney Islands |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
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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. 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 island also has the ruins of a broch, cairn and chapel.
In the Orkneyinga Saga it is referred to as both "Hellisey" and "Eller Holm" and John of Fordun refers to it as "Helene-holm"
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Saeva Ness lighthouse on the tip of Helliar Holm
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Cliffs and chambered cairn on Helliar Holm.
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