Inner Holm, Stromness

Name: Inner Holm
Address: Stromness, United Kingdom

#6 among attractions in Stromness

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Inner Holm is a small inhabited island in Stromness harbour and one of the Orkney islands of Scotland. ()

Alternative names: Area: 4.94 acres (0.0077 mi²)Coordinates: 58°57'35"N, 3°17'21"W

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Stromness United Kingdom

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Inner Holm – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ring of Brodgar, Yesnaby, Stones of Stenness, Ness of Brodgar.

3.6 miNE
Neolithic stone circle and circular ditch
Ring of Brodgar, Stenness
92 min walk • Nestled in the heart of the Neolithic landscape of Orkney, Scotland, the Ring of Brodgar is a prehistoric marvel that continues to captivate visitors from around the world. This ancient stone circle, located near the town of Stenness, is a monumental testament to the...
5 miNW
Protected area
Yesnaby, Hoy and West Mainland National Scenic Area
128 min walk • Yesnaby is an area in Sandwick, on the west coast of Orkney Mainland, Scotland, south of Skara Brae. It is renowned for its spectacular Old Red Sandstone coastal cliff scenery which includes sea stacks, blowholes, geos and frequently boiling seas.
3.7 miNE
Prehistoric monument in a wild landscape
Stones of Stenness, Stenness
96 min walk • The Standing Stones of Stenness is a Neolithic monument five miles northeast of Stromness on the mainland of Orkney, Scotland. This may be the oldest henge site in the British Isles.
3.7 miNE
Historical place, Archaeological site
Ness of Brodgar, Stromness
95 min walk • The Ness of Brodgar is an archaeological site covering 2.5 hectares between the Ring of Brodgar and the Stones of Stenness in the Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site in Orkney, Scotland. Excavations at the site began in 2003.
0.4 miNW
Museum, Art gallery, Shopping
Pier Arts Centre, Stromness
10 min walk • The Pier Arts Centre is an art gallery and museum in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland. It was established in 1979 to provide a home for an important collection of fine art donated to "be held in trust for Orkney" by the author, peace activist and philanthropist Margaret Gardiner.
3 miNE
Conserved 4-mile-long brackish sea loch
Loch of Stenness, Stenness
77 min walk • The Loch of Stenness is a large brackish loch on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland and is named for the parish of Stenness. It is 2 miles northeast of the town of Stromness, lies immediately to the south of the Loch of Harray and is close to the World Heritage neolithic sites of the Stones of Stenness and Ring of Brodgar.
4.4 miNE
Historical place, Ruins,
Maeshowe, Stenness
113 min walk • Maeshowe is a Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave situated on Mainland Orkney, Scotland. It was probably built around 2800 BC. In the archaeology of Scotland, it gives its name to the Maeshowe type of chambered cairn, which is limited to Orkney.
5.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch of Harray, Stenness
129 min walk • The Loch of Harray is the largest loch of Mainland Orkney, Scotland and is named for the parish of Harray. It lies immediately north of the Loch of Stenness and is close to the World Heritage neolithic sites of the Stones of Stenness and Ring of Brodgar.
2.3 miNE
Archaeological site
Unstan Chambered Cairn, Kirkwall
60 min walk • Unstan is a Neolithic chambered cairn located about 2 mi north-east of Stromness on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. The tomb was built on a promontory that extends into the Loch of Stenness near the settlement of Howe.
3.8 miNE
Archaeological site
Barnhouse Village, Stenness
99 min walk • The Neolithic Barnhouse Settlement is sited by the shore of Loch of Harray, Orkney Mainland, Scotland, not far from the Standing Stones of Stenness, about 5 miles north-east of Stromness. It was discovered in 1984 by Colin Richards.
5.3 miS
Ruins, Mysterious site, Historical place
Dwarfie Stane, Hoy
135 min walk • The Dwarfie Stane is a megalithic chambered tomb carved out of a titanic block of Devonian Old Red Sandstone located in a steep-sided glaciated valley between the settlements of Quoys and Rackwick on Hoy, an island in Orkney, Scotland.