Quholm
{{Short description|Farm in the northeast of Shapinsay, Orkney, Scotland}}
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File:Quholm farmhouse, Shapinsay, Orkney Islands - geograph.org.uk - 533112.jpg.]]
Quholm ({{gbmapping|HY5221}})Ordnance Survey Landranger Map, Orkney Mainland, 1:50,000 scale, 2002. is a farm in the northeast of Shapinsay, in the islands of Orkney, Scotland.[http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst1091.html Gazetteer for Scotland: Shapinsay (2007)] Retrieved 27 November 2007.
Historical sites
Slightly to the south along Shapinsay's northwest coast are located the coastal ayres of Lairo Water and the Ouse situated within Veantro Bay. There are significant archaeological sites not distant from Quholm, including Odin's Stone, Burroughston Broch, Linton Chapel, Castle Bloody and Mor Stein.
Notable links
William Irving, the father of Washington Irving, noted American author, was born in Quholm. Innsker Beach is situated very close by at the northwest edge of Quholm.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20071231151532/http://www.buyorkney.com/information/orkney_guide_book/57_shapinsay/ Shapinsay Online Guidebook]}} buyorkney.com. Retrieved 27 November 2007.
References
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External links
- [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/533112 Photograph of Washington Irving birthplace at Quholm]
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Category:Archaeological sites in Orkney
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