Kili Holm

Kili Holm
Location
Cairn on Kili Holm
Kili Holm Kili Holm shown within Orkney
OS grid reference	HY475325
Physical geography
Island group	Orkney
Administration
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Scotland
Council area	Orkney Islands

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.

Geography and geology

Kili Holm is made up of red sandstone.^[2]

It is separated from Egilsay by Smithy Sound, which dries out at low tide. The north east is known as Point of Ridden, and the north west as Point of Pitten. The west is known as Marlow.

It is due east of Rousay, and much further to the north is Westray.

References

↑ Anderson, Joseph (Ed.) (1893) Orkneyinga Saga. Translated by Jón A. Hjaltalin & Gilbert Goudie. Edinburgh. James Thin and Mercat Press (1990 reprint). ISBN 0-901824-25-9
1 2 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°10′35″N 2°55′08″W / 59.17639°N 2.91889°W / 59.17639; -2.91889

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