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| Scottish Gaelic name | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Old Norse name | Hellisey |
| Meaning of name | Mixture of Scots and Old Norse meaning 'large green small round island'. |
 Muckle Green Holm seen from the north-west | |
| Location | |
  Muckle Green Holm Muckle Green Holm shown within Orkney | |
| OS grid reference | HY525272 |
| Coordinates | 59°08′N 2°50′W / 59.13°N 2.83°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Orkney |
| Area | 28 hectares (0.11 sq mi)[1] |
| Highest elevation | 28 m |
| Administration | |
| Council area | Orkney Islands |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
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| References | [2][3] |
Muckle Green Holm is an uninhabited island in the North Isles of the Orkney archipelago in Scotland. It is roughly 28 hectares (0.11 sq mi) in extent and rises to 28 metres (92 ft) above sea level, the summit having a triangulation pillar.
- ^ "Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland" (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- ^ Ordnance Survey