The Dore Holm is a small uninhabited islet off the south coast of
Esha Ness
Esha Ness, also spelled Eshaness, is a peninsula on the west coast of Northmavine, on the island of Mainland, Shetland, Scotland. Esha Ness Lighthouse on the west coast, just south of Calder's Geo. It was designed by David Alan Stevenson and com ...
, located in the north-west of
Mainland,
Shetland
Shetland, also called the Shetland Islands and formerly Zetland, is a subarctic archipelago in Scotland lying between Orkney, the Faroe Islands and Norway. It is the northernmost region of the United Kingdom.
The islands lie about to the no ...
,
Scotland. Its natural arch can be seen from the coast between
Tangwick and
Stenness
Stenness (pronounced ) ( non, Steinnes; nrn, Stennes) is a village and parish on the Orkney Mainland in Scotland. It contains several notable prehistoric monuments including the Standing Stones of Stenness and the Ring of Brodgar.
Geography
S ...
. The shape of the arch has been compared to a horse drinking deeply from the water.
The name appears to be derived from 'door', the word 'holm' being of Scandinavian origin and meaning a small island.
Sources
*''This article incorporates text fro
Shetlopedia'
Uninhabited islands of Shetland
Northmavine
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