Lady's Holm is an island off southern Mainland in the Shetland Islands.''Shetlopedia article''
/ref> 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 is a settlement on the headland of Scat Ness at the southern tip of Mainland, Shetland, Scotland, across the West Voe of Sumburgh from Sumburgh Head and close to Sumburgh Airport, the Shetland Islands' main airport. Scatness is in t ...

, a headland on

Mainland Mainland is defined as "relating to or forming the main part of a country or continent, not including the islands around it egardless of status under territorial jurisdiction by an entity" The term is often politically, economically and/or dem ...

, and there is also another islet nearby, Little Holm. Sumburgh Airport is about a mile northeast. It is at its highest point, which is marked by a cairn. It was traditionally used for grazing sheep. Grey seals also inhabit the island and they were badly affected by the oil spill from the MV Brear in 1993. In 1942, a

Bristol Blenheim The Bristol Blenheim is a British light bomber aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company (Bristol) which was used extensively in the first two years of the Second World War, with examples still being used as trainers until ...

Mk IV bomber of the RCAF crashed off Lady's Holm.

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Lady's Holm and Little Holm from the air - geograph

Uninhabited islands of Shetland {{Shetland-geo-stub