What is recorded here
Sweyn Holm is a small islet located in the Shetland Islands, part of Scotland, and is notable for its historical association with Norse settlement and place-name heritage. The name "Sweyn Holm" reflects Old Norse origins, with "holm" meaning islet or small island, indicating its significance in the region's early maritime and cultural landscape.
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Places near here
St Ninian's IsleIsland · 909 yd
Inns HolmStructure (period Unassigned) · 1077 yd
St Ninian's ChapelRuins · 1125 yd
St Ninian’s IsleCraft (period Unknown) · 1199 yd
St Ninian's BayBay · 1288 yd
Bigton WickBay · 1496 yd
Ireland WickMidden (period Unassigned) · 1.0 mi
ColsayIslet · 1.1 mi
RerwickTownship (period Unassigned) · 1.1 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 1.2 mi
Superb: Scousburgh Sand, Bay of Scousburgh, AtlanticSmack (19th Century) · 1.7 mi
Sneu of EllisterMountain / peak · 2.3 miOther information
Photo: Iain Lees · CC BY-SA 2.0