Glimps Holm

Glimps Holm
Old Norse nameGlums Holm
Location
Glimps Holm is located in Orkney Islands
Glimps Holm
Glimps Holm
Glimps Holm shown within Orkney
OS grid referenceND472991
Coordinates58°53′N 2°55′W / 58.88°N 2.91°W / 58.88; -2.91
Physical geography
Island groupOrkney
Area55 hectares (0.21 sq mi)
Area rank189= [1]
Highest elevation32 metres (105 ft)
Administration
Council areaOrkney Islands
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population0
Lymphad
References[2][3][4]
The main quarry on Lamb Holm used by the Italian POWs, since flooded and converted into a fish farm. In the background is barrier no.2 between Lamb Holm and Glimps Holm

Glimps Holm or Glims Holm (Old Norse: Glums Holm[5]) is a small uninhabited islet in Orkney, Scotland.

  1. ^ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
  2. ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
  3. ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  4. ^ "Ordnance Survey". Archived from the original on 16 October 2003. Retrieved 4 October 2008.
  5. ^ 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