Holm of Huip
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The Holm of Huip is a small island in the Orkney Islands
, in Spurness Sound to the north west of Stronsay
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The Holm has a cairn
on it, and a number of grey seal
s.
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It lies opposite the airstrip and Huipness on Stronsay, and separated from it by Huip Sound.
Orkney Islands
Orkney also known as the Orkney Islands , is an archipelago in northern Scotland, situated north of the coast of Caithness...
, in Spurness Sound to the north west of Stronsay
Stronsay
Stronsay is an island in Orkney, off the north coast of Scotland. The main village is Whitehall, home to a heritage centre. It is in size, and at its highest point....
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The Holm has a cairn
Cairn
Cairn is a term used mainly in the English-speaking world for a man-made pile of stones. It comes from the or . Cairns are found all over the world in uplands, on moorland, on mountaintops, near waterways and on sea cliffs, and also in barren desert and tundra areas...
on it, and a number of grey seal
Grey Seal
The grey seal is found on both shores of the North Atlantic Ocean. It is a large seal of the family Phocidae or "true seals". It is the only species classified in the genus Halichoerus...
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Geography and geology
Like most of Orkney, the Holm is formed from Old Red SandstoneOld Red Sandstone
The Old Red Sandstone is a British rock formation of considerable importance to early paleontology. For convenience the short version of the term, 'ORS' is often used in literature on the subject.-Sedimentology:...
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It lies opposite the airstrip and Huipness on Stronsay, and separated from it by Huip Sound.