Holm Village () is a village in the Scottish
Outer Hebrides
The Outer Hebrides ( ) or Western Isles ( , or ), sometimes known as the Long Isle or Long Island (), is an Archipelago, island chain off the west coast of mainland Scotland.
It is the longest archipelago in the British Isles. The islan ...
, on the
Isle of Lewis
The Isle of Lewis () or simply Lewis () is the northern part of Lewis and Harris, the largest island of the Western Isles or Outer Hebrides archipelago in Scotland. The two parts are frequently referred to as if they were separate islands. The t ...
near
Stornoway
Stornoway (; ) is the main town, and by far the largest, of the Outer Hebrides (or Western Isles), and the capital of Lewis and Harris in Scotland.
The town's population is around 6,953, making it the third-largest island town in Scotlan ...
. The modern area of Holm can be split into two distinct areas - "Holm Village" and "Holm Road with
Parkend
Parkend is a village, located at the foot of the Cannop Valley, in the Royal Forest of Dean, West Gloucestershire, England, and has a history dating back to the early 17th century. During the 19th century it was a busy industrial village with s ...
". Holm is within the parish of Stornoway.
The Iolaire Memorial on Holm Point commemorates Admiralty Yacht
HMS ''Iolaire'', lost on rocks lying to the south in 1919. 205 died, many of them war veterans returning to the island.
See also
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Lewis and Harris
Lewis and Harris (), or Lewis with Harris, is a Scottish island in the Outer Hebrides, around from the Scottish mainland.
With an area of (approximately 1% the size of Great Britain) it is the largest island in Scotland and the list of isl ...
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History of the Outer Hebrides
The Hebrides were settled early on in the Prehistoric Scotland, settlement of the British Isles, perhaps as early as the Mesolithic, Mesolithic era, around 8500–8250 BC, after the climatic conditions improved enough to sustain human settlement. ...
References
External links
Visitor's guide for the Isle of LewisWebsiteof the
Western Isles Council with links to other resources
Disabled access to Lewis for residents and visitors*
A Guide to living in the Outer Hebrides, with most information pertaining to Lewis
Villages in the Isle of Lewis
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