Holm of Faray

Holm of Faray
Location
Natural arch at northern point of Holm of Faray
Holm of Faray Holm of Faray shown within Orkney
OS grid reference	HY526386
Physical geography
Island group	Orkney
Administration
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Scotland
Council area	Orkney Islands
Demographics
Population	0

The Holm of Faray is a small island in Orkney, Scotland, near Faray and Westray, which it lies between. Together with its neighbour Faray, it is designated a SSSI due to its importance as a haul-out site and breeding area for grey seals.^[1]

Geography and geology

Holm of Faray is made up of red sandstone.^[2] It is effectively a continuation of Faray, but separated from it by Lavey Sound. It has a "head" and a "torso", which are created by East Bight and West Bight, which almost create a separate islet. It is 16 m (52 ft) at its highest point.

It is on the west side of the Sound of Faray, which separates it from tiny Red Holm, and the North Ayre on Eday which is 1.2 miles (1.9 km) away. It is separated from Westray by Rapness Sound in the west (an extension of Westray Firth) and Weatherness Sound to the north.

References

↑ "Sites of Special Scientific Interest". Orkney Islands Council. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
↑ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.

North West Orkney Islands

Brough of Birsay Damsay Eday Egilsay Eynhallow Faray Gairsay Holm of Faray Holm of Papa Holm of Scockness Kili Holm Papa Westray/Papay Rousay Rusk Holm Sweyn Holm Westray Wyre

Orkney

List of Orkney islands

Inhabited islands	Mainland Auskerry Burray Eday Egilsay Flotta Gairsay Graemsay Holm of Grimbister Hoy Inner Holm North Ronaldsay Papa Stronsay Papa Westray Rousay Sanday Shapinsay South Ronaldsay South Walls Stronsay Westray Wyre

Other islands	Eynhallow Helliar Holm Lamb Holm Switha Swona North West islands North East islands South West islands South East islands

Towns and villages	Kirkwall Balfour Dounby Finstown Houton Longhope Lyness Pierowall St Margaret's Hope Stromness Whitehall

Mainland parishes	Birsay Deerness Evie Firth Harray Holm Kirkwall Orphir Rendall St Andrews St Ola Sandwick Stenness Stromness

Topics	Prehistory History Geology Scapa Flow

Coordinates: 59°14′2″N 2°49′45″W / 59.23389°N 2.82917°W / 59.23389; -2.82917

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