Holm of Grimbister is an inhabited tidal islet in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland. Located in the Bay of Firth near
Finstown
Finstown () is a village in the parish of Firth on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is the fourth-largest settlement in the Orkney Islands.
According to travel author Eric Linklater, the homes in Finstown are tidy and well cared for. This settlem ...
it is connected to
Mainland Orkney
The Mainland, also known as Hrossey and Pomona, is the main island of Orkney, Scotland. Both of Orkney's burghs, Kirkwall and Stromness, lie on the island, which is also the heart of Orkney's ferry and air connections.
Seventy-five per cent of O ...
by a causeway.
Geography
Bay of Firth is an inlet of the Wide Firth that lies to the North. Within the bay and to the north east of the Holm is the companion islet of
Damsay
Damsay is an islet in the Orkney archipelago in Scotland. It is approximately in extent and rises to only above sea level. It is situated in the Bay of Firth north of the Orkney Mainland near Finstown. Nearby is the smaller islet of Holm of ...
. The causeway from Holm of Grimbister connects to the mainland at Holm Point, just north of the mainland settlement of Grimbister.
[ Haswell-Smith (2004) notes that the islet is farmed.
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Habitation
Although it is clear that in 2007 the island was inhabited, as it was the residence of a candidate for the Scottish Parliamentary Elections in 2007, it was not listed as such by the Census in 2001. Press reports in March 2010 confirmed that at that time the population of the island was at least two.[Ross, Calum (3 Mar 2010]
"Tory candidate pulls out of race for city seat at general election"
''Press and Journal''. Aberdeen. Retrieved 26 Feb 2012. The 2011 census recorded the population as three.[ In 2016 the island was reported as being on sale for £300 000.
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Islands of the Orkney Islands