Muckle Green Holm

Muckle Green Holm
Scottish Gaelic nameUnknown
Old Norse nameHellisey
Meaning of nameMixture of Scots and Old Norse meaning 'large green small round island'.

Muckle Green Holm seen from the north-west
Location
Muckle Green Holm
Muckle Green Holm shown within Orkney
OS grid referenceHY525272
Coordinates59°08′N 2°50′W / 59.13°N 2.83°W / 59.13; -2.83
Physical geography
Island groupOrkney
Area28 hectares (0.11 sq mi)
Highest elevation28 m
Administration
Council areaOrkney Islands
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population0
References

Muckle Green Holm is an uninhabited island in the North Isles of the Orkney archipelago in Scotland. It is roughly 28 hectares (0.11 sq mi) in extent and rises to 28 metres (92 ft) above sea level, the summit having a triangulation pillar.