Black Holm

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Black Holm is a small tidal island in the Orkney Islands, near Copinsay to the west of Corn Holm off the north-eastern coast of Scotland.

Geography and geology

Corn Holm is made up of red sandstone.^[1]

At low tide it is connected to Corn Holm which is in turn connected to Copinsay by a stretch called "Isle Rough".

References

^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.

58°54′12″N 2°42′21″W / 58.90333°N 2.70583°W / 58.90333; -2.70583

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[Smith-1] Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.

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