Sweyn Holm


Note: There is also a "Sweyn Holm" off St Ninian's Isle, Shetland
Sweyn Holm is a small island in the Orkney Islands, next to Gairsay.
It is thought to be named for Sweyn Asleifsson, who was connected with Gairsay or possibly a corruption of "servant's island" in Norse.

Geography and geology

Sweyn Holm is made up of red sandstone.