Kili Holm
Tidal island in the Orkney Islands, linked to Egilsay / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kili Holm is a tidal island in the Orkney Islands, linked to Egilsay. Unusually, like its neighbour Egilsay, it may have a partly Gaelic etymology,[1] in this case from cille meaning a monk's cell (Egilsay may derive from eaglais a church).[2] This may make it another “Papey” or island of the papar or culdees.
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Cairn on Kili Holm | |
Location | |
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OS grid reference | HY475325 |
Coordinates | 59.176°N 2.919°W / 59.176; -2.919 |
Physical geography | |
Island group | Orkney |
Administration | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | Scotland |
Council area | Orkney Islands |
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There is a cairn on the island, and it is currently used as rough grazing for sheep.