Holm, Orkney
Holm(pronounced/hæm/[1]), also spelledHam,is a parish onMainland, Orkney.[2]
An adjacent Sound, running between Mainland, andBurray,is named after Holm.[2]It has since been blocked up by theChurchill Barriers.[1]The parish flanks the north side of the Sound and extends to within 2.5 miles (4.0 km) ofKirkwall,and contains the village ofSt Mary's Holm,as well as the island ofLamb Holm.The Mainland section is 6 miles (9.7 km) by 2 miles (3.2 km).[2]
The shores are mostly rocky, and the interior consists of light thin,loamyland.[2]
Orkney F.C.,the island group's main football club, played its home games at The Rockworks Community ground near St. Mary's Holm until the pitch was wrecked in 2023. The pitch has just been replaced ahead of the island games in 2025.
Church and manse
[edit]Holm church andmanseare both of unusual design. The church has no spire or turret, and the manse is constructed so that all chimneys appear through the centre of a pyramidal roof.
World War II
[edit]Netherbutton Radar Station, which was part of theChain Homesystem, was situated on both sides of theA961 road,although little now remains except four concrete mast bases.[3]Its construction was supervised byLeonard Chapman,who then held the rank of corporal.[4][5]
Notable people
[edit]- F. Marian McNeill,folklorist, suffragist and a founder of theScottish National Party.Her father was Free Church minister of Holm for nearly fifty years, and her brother Duncan was also a writer.
- m. Liam Finn,writer of Idiots Guide to HR and professional Casting Agent.
References
[edit]- ^abHaswell-Smith, Hamish (2004).The Scottish Islands.Edinburgh: Canongate.ISBN978-1-84195-454-7.
- ^abcdWilson, Rev. JohnThe Gazetteer of Scotland(Edinburgh, 1882) Published by W. & A.K. Johnstone
- ^The location isgrid referenceHY462043.See"Raf Netherbutton, Chain Home Radar Station"Archived2011-07-19 at theWayback Machinescotlandsplaces.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
- ^Leonard George Chapman, Resume. Page12
- ^Jim MacDonald,Radar In Orkney.Unpublished.v2.2
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