Law Ting Holm

Law Ting Holm
Meaning of nameflat island of the parliament
Location
Law Ting Holm is located in Scotland
Law Ting Holm
Law Ting Holm
Law Ting Holm shown within Scotland
OS grid referenceHU416427
Coordinates60°10′23″N 1°14′54″W / 60.17296°N 1.24828°W / 60.17296; -1.24828
Physical geography
Island groupShetland
Area<1 ha [1]
Highest elevation<5 metres (16 ft)
Administration
Council areaShetland Islands Council
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Lymphad

Law Ting Holm (also known as Tingaholm[2]) is a small promontory at the north end of the freshwater Loch of Tingwall, Mainland Shetland, Scotland.[1] It was once an islet entirely surrounded by water, joined to the shore by a stone causeway 1.7 metres (6 ft) wide and 42.7 metres (140 ft) long.[3][4] In the 1850s the levels of the loch were lowered and the holm evolved to its present form.[5] The Loch of Tingwall is west of the town of Lerwick and has one additional island - Holm of Setter.

Law Ting Holm
  1. ^ a b "Get-a-map". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Tingaholm, Tingwall" Shetland Heritage. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Law Ting Holm" Shetlopedia/Way Back Machine. Version of 8 September 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Law Ting Holm". RCAHMS. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  5. ^ Smith (2009)