- Elevation
- 8 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport11 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport23 km
About Holm of Scockness
Holm of Scockness is an island. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland.
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".
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photos of Holm of Scockness
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Rousay Bob Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Wyre Original uploader was Otter at nl.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Kili Holm George Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Faraclett Head Bob Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Holm of Scockness
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 134 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (134 mm)
- Driest month
- May (51 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 90 | 102 | 67 | 51 | 55 | 61 | 74 | 106 | 124 | 134 | 123 |
How to get to Holm of Scockness
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 11 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 231 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 11 kmeast
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 23 kmsouth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 79 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 231 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 300 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 358 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 376 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Holm of Scockness
Within 100 km: 35 historic and cultural sites, 524 natural sites, 207 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km286 places
- Shapinsay Island 14 kmS
- Rousay Island 5 kmW
- Eday Island 10 kmE
- Papa Westray Island Island 21 kmN
25–60 km273 places
- Hoy Island 41 kmSW
- Flotta Island 38 kmS
- Auskerry Island 26 kmSE
- Hesta Head Natural site 43 kmS
60–100 km207 places
- Clett Island 69 kmSW
- Glass Islands Island 90 kmSW
- Garbh-eilean Island 88 kmSW
- Fair Isle Island 85 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bay of Ham Natural site, Orkney Islands1.2 km NW
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Faraclett Head Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km NW
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Bay of Roeness Natural site, United Kingdom0.6 km E
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Scock Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km N
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Kili Holm Island, Orkney Islands2.7 km NE
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Egilsay Island, Orkney Islands2.1 km SE
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Rousay Island, Orkney Islands4.8 km W
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Kierfea Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands3.5 km W
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Wyre Island, Orkney Islands5.7 km S
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Eday Island, Orkney Islands9.7 km E -
Shapinsay Island, Orkney Islands14 km S -
Gairsay Island, Orkney Islands9.3 km S -
Sweyn Holm Island, Orkney Islands8.6 km S -
Holm of Faray Island, Orkney Islands10 km NE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources