The Holm of Scockness is a small island in the Orkney Islands, between Rousay and Egilsay.
 A sandy bay at the south-east corner of Holm of Scockness | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
  Holm of Scockness Holm of Scockness shown within Orkney | |
| OS grid reference | HY456313 |
| Coordinates | 59°10′N 2°57′W / 59.17°N 2.95°W / 59.17; -2.95 |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Orkney |
| Administration | |
| Council area | Orkney Islands |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
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It is currently used for grazing.
Its name is Norse in origin and means "little island of the crooked headland".[1]
The bedrock is middle red sandstone like the neighbouring islands.[1]
It is similar to a map of India in shape, "pointing" southwards.
It is in the north of Rousay Sound, and separated from Rousay itself by the Sound of Longstaing, and from Egilsay by Howie Sound. It is south west of Kili Holm and due north of Wyre's far east coast.
59°10′N 2°57′W / 59.167°N 2.950°W / 59.167; -2.950
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