Kili Holm
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Island groupOrkney
 Cairn on Kili Holm | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
  Kili Holm Kili Holm shown within Orkney | |
| OS grid reference | HY475325 |
| Coordinates | 59°10′34″N 2°55′08″W / 59.176°N 2.919°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Orkney |
| Administration | |
| Council area | Orkney Islands |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
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Kili Holm is a tidal island in the Orkney Islands, linked to Egilsay. Unusually, like its neighbour Egilsay, it may have a partly Gaelic etymology,[1] in this case from cille meaning a monk's cell (Egilsay may derive from eaglais a church).[2] This may make it another “Papey” or island of the papar or culdees.
There is a cairn on the island, and it is currently used as rough grazing for sheep.
