Lady's Holm

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Lady's Holm is an island off southern Mainland in the Shetland Islands.[http://shetlopedia.com/Lady%27s_Holm Shetlopedia article] It is not to be confused with the Maiden Stack, which is also known as "Frau Stack"

It is to the west of Scat Ness and the village of Scatness, a headland on Mainland, and there is also another islet nearby, Little Holm.

Sumburgh Airport is about a mile northeast.

It is {{convert|21|m|ft}} at its highest point, which is marked by a cairn.

It was traditionally used for grazing sheep. Grey seals also inhabit the island and they were badly affected by the oil spill from the MV Brear in 1993.{{Cite journal|last=Hall|first=Ailsa J.|author-link=Ailsa Hall|last2=Watkins|first2=John|last3=Hiby|first3=Lex|date=1996-07-16|title=The impact of the 1993 Braer oil spill on grey seals in Shetland|journal=Science of the Total Environment|series=Marine Mammals And The Marine Environment|volume=186|issue=1–2|pages=119–125|doi=10.1016/0048-9697(96)05090-5|pmid=8685704}}

In 1942, a Bristol Blenheim Mk IV bomber of the RCAF crashed off Lady's Holm.{{Cite web|url=http://www.crashsiteorkney.com/shetland-underwater-sites|title=Shetland underwater crash sites - Blenheim IV T1949 404 (RCAF) Sq 06/10/1942 Off Lady's Holm|last=|first=|date=|website=Aviation Research Group Orkney & Shetland|access-date=2016-05-21}}

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