Inner Holm of Skaw
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60°23′13″N 0°54′47″W / 60.386889°N 0.912938°W
| Location | |
|---|---|
  Inner Holm of Skaw | |
| Coordinates | 60°23′12″N 0°54′46″W / 60.3868°N 0.9129°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Shetland |
| Highest elevation | 32 feet (9.8 m)[1] |
| Administration | |
| Council area | Shetland Islands |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
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The Inner Holm of Skaw is a small, uninhabited islet off the northern tip of the island of Whalsay, in the Shetland Islands of Scotland, north of the village of Skaw.
A kayaker may find their way through the rocks between the islet and the headland of Skaw Taing on Whalsay.[2] Further out to sea there is another rocky islet, the Outer Holm of Skaw.[3] The islet has a ruined chapel.[4] In 1955 a pair of Sandwich terns nested on the islet.[5]
