Corn Holm seen from Copinsay. Black Holm can be seen beyond it, and in the distance the parish of Deerness on Mainland, Orkney

Black Holm is a small tidal island in the Orkneys, near Copinsay to the west of Corn Holm. Copinsay is one of the Orkney Islands in Scotland, lying off the east coast of the Orkney Mainland. ... The Mainland, Orkney shown within The Orkney Islands The Mainland is the main island of Orkney, Scotland. ... The Orkney Islands form one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and are a Lieutenancy Area. ... Copinsay is one of the Orkney Islands in Scotland, lying off the east coast of the Orkney Mainland. ... Corn Holm is a small tidal island in the Orkneys, near Copinsay to the west. ...

Geography and geology

Corn Holm is made up of red sandstone^[1] . Red sandstone interior of Lower Antelope Canyon, Arizona, worn smooth due to erosion by flash flooding over millions of years Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-size mineral or rock grains. ...

At low tide it is connected to Corn Holm which is in turn connected to Copinsay by a stretch called "Isle Rough". Corn Holm is a small tidal island in the Orkneys, near Copinsay to the west. ...

References

1. ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.

Coordinates: 58°54′N 2°42′W / 58.9, -2.7 Location Geography Area Ranked 16th  - Total 990 km²  - % Water  ? Admin HQ Kirkwall ISO 3166-2 GB-ORK ONS code 00RA Demographics Population Ranked 32nd  - Total (2006) 19,800  - Density 20 / km² Scottish Gaelic  - Total () {{{Scottish council Gaelic Speakers}}} Politics Orkney Islands Council http://www. ... The Mainland, Orkney shown within The Orkney Islands The Mainland is the main island of Orkney, Scotland. ... Auskerry (Old Norse: Austrsker) is a small island at the east of the Orkney island group. ... Burray shown within Orkney Islands Burray is one of the Orkney Islands in Scotland. ... Eday shown within Orkney Islands Eday is an island in Orkney, Scotland. ... Egilsay shown within Orkney Islands Egilsay is one of the Orkney Islands in Scotland, lying east of Rousay. ... Flotta shown within Orkney Islands Flotta is a small island in Orkney, Scotland, lying in Scapa Flow. ... Gairsay shown within Orkney Islands Gairsay is an island in Orkney, Scotland. ... Graemsay shown within Orkney Islands Graemsay is one of the Orkney Islands in Scotland with a population of around thirty people. ... Hoy shown within Orkney Islands Hoy (from Old Norse há-øy meaning high island) is one of the Orkney Islands. ... North Ronaldsay is the northernmost of the Orkney Islands, Scotland. ... Papa Stronsay shown within Orkney Islands Papa Stronsay is a small island in Orkney, Scotland, lying north east of Stronsay. ... Papa Westray shown within Orkney Islands Papa Westray, also known as Papay, is one of the Orkney Islands in Scotland, with a population of around sixty people. ... Rousay shown within Orkney Islands Rousay (from Old Norse Hrólfs-øy meaning Rolfs Island) is a small but hilly island about 3 km (2 mi) off the north side of Orkneys Mainland, which has been nicknamed the Egypt of the north due to its tremendous archaeological diversity... Sanday shown within Orkney Islands Sanday is one of the inhabited islands in the Orkney Islands group off the northern coast of Scotland. ... Shapinsay shown within Orkney Islands Shapinsay is one of the Orkney Islands in Scotland. ... South Ronaldsay shown within Orkney Islands South Ronaldsay is one of the Orkney Islands in Scotland. ... South Walls is an inhabited island adjacent to Hoy in Orkney, Scotland. ... Stronsay is an island in Orkney, Scotland. ... Westray shown within Orkney Islands Westray is one of the Orkney Islands in Scotland, with a population of around 700 people. ... Wyre shown within Orkney Islands Wyre is one of the Orkney Islands in Scotland, lying south east of Rousay. ... Eynhallow is a small island, part of the Orkney Islands Scotland. ... Saeva Ness lighthouse on the tip of Helliar Holm Helliar Holm is an uninhabited island off the coast of Shapinsay in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. ... Lamb Holm is a small island in Orkney, Scotland. ... Switha is a small island in Orkney, Scotland south of Flotta, used for grazing sheep. ... Swona, viewed from South Ronaldsay. ... This is a list of Orkney islands in Scotland. ... Kirkwall is the largest town and capital of the Orkney Islands, off the coast of northern mainland Scotland. ... The main street of the village. ... Houton is a settlement 5 miles southeast of Stromness on the island of Mainland, Orkney. ... Longhope is a coastal settlement on the island of Hoy which is one of the Orkney islands off the northern coast of Scotland. ... Lyness is a village on the east coast of the island of Hoy, Orkney. ... Stromness is the second-largest town in the Orkney Islands and is located on the southwestern edge of the mainland of Orkney. ... Whitehall is the village on the island of Stronsay, in the Orkney Islands of Scotland. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...