Lady's Holm
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Lady's Holm is an island off southern Mainland
in the Shetland Islands. It is not to be confused with the Maiden Stack, which is also known as "Frau Stack"
It is to the west of Scat Ness and the village of Scatness
, a headland on Mainland, and there is also another islet nearby, Little Holm
.
Sumburgh Airport
is about a mile northeast.
It is 21 metres (68.9 ft) at its highest point, which is marked by a cairn
.
It was traditionally used for grazing sheep.
South Mainland
The South Mainland of the Shetland Islands is the part of the Mainland lying south of Hellister .*Lerwick*Scalloway*Veensgarth*Gulberwick*Quarff*Cunningsburgh*Sandwick, Shetland*Hoswick*Bigton, St Ninian's Isle*Scousburgh...
in the Shetland Islands. It is not to be confused with the Maiden Stack, which is also known as "Frau Stack"
It is to the west of Scat Ness and the village of Scatness
Scatness
Scatness is a settlement on the headland of Scat Ness at the southern tip of the South Shetland Mainland, Scotland, across the West Voe of Sumburgh from Sumburgh Head.Scatness includes the housing estates of Sanblister Place and Colonial Place....
, a headland on Mainland, and there is also another islet nearby, Little Holm
Little Holm, Scatness
Little Holm is a small island to the west of South Mainland in Shetland. It is near Scatness and Lady's Holm-References:*...
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Sumburgh Airport
Sumburgh Airport
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is about a mile northeast.
It is 21 metres (68.9 ft) at its highest point, which is marked by a cairn
Cairn
Cairn is a term used mainly in the English-speaking world for a man-made pile of stones. It comes from the or . Cairns are found all over the world in uplands, on moorland, on mountaintops, near waterways and on sea cliffs, and also in barren desert and tundra areas...
.
It was traditionally used for grazing sheep.