| Meaning of name | Small and rounded islet of Grim's farm |
|---|---|
 Holm of Grimbister from the east, with Finstown beyond | |
| Location | |
  Holm of Grimbister Holm of Grimbister shown within Orkney | |
| OS grid reference | HY378134 |
| Coordinates | 59°00′13″N 3°05′01″W / 59.0036°N 3.0836°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Orkney |
| Area | 16 hectares (40 acres)[1] |
| Highest elevation | 8 m (26 ft)[2] |
| Administration | |
| Council area | Orkney Islands Council |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 3[3] |
| Population rank | 80= [4] |
| Largest settlement | Holm of Grimbister farm[2] |
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Holm of Grimbister is an inhabited tidal islet in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland. Located in the Bay of Firth near Finstown it is connected to Mainland Orkney by a causeway.
- ^ Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 12 Dec 2011.
- ^ a b Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
- ^ National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland's Inhabited Islands" (PDF). Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland Release 1C (Part Two) (PDF) (Report). SG/2013/126. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ 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.