Muckle Green Holm

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Muckle Green Holm is an uninhabited island in the North Isles of the Orkney archipelago in Scotland. It is roughly 28 hectares in extent and rises to 28 metres above sea level, the summit having a trig point. ()

Alternative names: Area: 69.19 acres (0.1081 mi²)Coordinates: 59°7'48"N, 2°49'46"W

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Muckle Green Holm – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St Magnus Church, Kili Holm, Vasa Loch, Burroughston Broch.

4.2 miNW
Church, Romanesque architecture
St Magnus Church, Egilsay
107 min walk • St Magnus's Church is a medieval church located on the island of Egilsay, in Orkney, Scotland. The site is recognized as the place of execution of Saint Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney, in the 12th century.
4.5 miNW
Island
Kili Holm
115 min walk • 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, in this case from cille meaning a monk's cell.
6.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Vasa Loch, Shapinsay
165 min walk • Vasa Loch is a brackish lagoon in southwestern Shapinsay, Orkney Islands. This water body has been shown on early maps of the island in a very similar shape and size to its current geometry, separated from the North Sea by a narrow strip of raised beach.
4 miS
Archaeological site
Burroughston Broch, Shapinsay
103 min walk • Burroughston Broch is an Iron Age broch located on the island of Shapinsay in the Orkney Islands, in Scotland. The site overlooks the North Sea on the northeast part of Shapinsay.
5.6 miE
Island
Midgarth
142 min walk • Linga Holm, commonly known as Linga, Midgarth and the Holm of Midgarth is an uninhabited Scottish island extending to approximately 57 hectares situated 700 metres west of Stronsay island in the Orkney archipelago.
5.5 miN
Island
Rusk Holm
141 min walk • Rusk Holm is a small island in the Orkney Islands, near Faray to the west.
5.1 miSW
Island
Sweyn Holm
131 min walk • Sweyn Holm is a small island in the Orkney Islands, next to Gairsay. It is thought to be named for Sweyn Asleifsson, who was connected with Gairsay or possibly a corruption of "servant's island" in Norse.
4.9 miNE
Island
Eday
125 min walk • Eday is one of the islands of Orkney, which are located to the north of the Scottish mainland. One of the North Isles, Eday is about 24 kilometres from the Orkney Mainland. With an area of 27 km², it is the ninth-largest island of the archipelago.
5 miNW
Island
Holm of Scockness
128 min walk • The Holm of Scockness is a small island in the Orkney Islands, between Rousay and Egilsay. It is currently used for grazing. Its name is Norse in origin and means "little island of the crooked headland".
3.9 miS
Archaeological site
Quholm, Shapinsay
101 min walk • Quholm is a hamlet in the northeast of Shapinsay, in the islands of Orkney, Scotland. William Irving, the father of Washington Irving, noted American author, was born in Quholm. Innsker Beach is situated very close by at the northwest edge of Quholm.
5.4 miS
Archaeological site
Linton Chapel, Shapinsay
138 min walk • Linton Chapel is a ruined chapel on the east coast of Shapinsay, Orkney. The chapel is thought to date as early as the 12th century AD. Slightly to the south is a megalithic monument, Castle Bloody.