Where is Holm of Papa?

Holm of Papa is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode KW17 2BU).

How do I get to Holm of Papa?

Drivers can use postcode KW17 2BU.

Is Holm of Papa free to visit?

Yes, Holm of Papa is free to enter.

How do I get to Holm of Papa?

Drivers can navigate to postcode KW17 2BU. It sits within the Orkney and Shetland parliamentary constituency.

Islands · Scottish Islands

Holm of Papa

Free admission🐾 Dog-friendly

Holm of Papa — small uninhabited island in the Orkney islands, Scotland, UK.

Holm of Papa, islands in Scottish Islands — Wikimedia Commons contributors — see linked file page for photographer and licence licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 4 h–12 h

Free entry
Dog-friendly

Getting there & planning your visit

To visit Holm of Papa, use the postcode KW17 2BU for sat-nav coordinates. Entry to the island is free.

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Holm of Papa is a island in the United Kingdom. It covers approximately 21 km². Part of Orkney Islands. Wikidata describes it as: "small uninhabited island in the Orkney islands, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 59.3505°, -2.8687°.

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From the Wikipedia article

The Holm of Papa (or Holm of Papay, Holm of Papa Westray and known locally as the Papay Holm,) is a very small uninhabited island in the Orkney Islands. It is around 21 hectares (52 acres) in size. It can be visited from its neighbouring island Papa Westray, or Papay, an island less than a hundred metres west of the Holm.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

Joseph Anderson noted that in the Orkneyinga saga "The two Papeys, the great and the little (anciently Papey Meiri and Papey Minni), now Papa Westray and Papa Stronsay, are both mentioned in the Saga. Fordun in his enumeration of the islands, has a 'Papeay tertia' [third Papey], which is not now known." William Thomson suggests that "perhaps Papay Tercia was the Holm of Papay — not a separate papar-site but a holm subsidiary to Papa Westray".

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates: 59.3505, -2.8687
District: Orkney Islands
Postcode: KW17 2BU
Parliamentary constituency: Orkney and Shetland

Sources

wikidata: Q1624996 (CC0)
wikipedia: Holm of Papa (CC BY-SA 4.0)
commons: Holm of Papay.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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