Holm Village is a village in the Scottish

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 Outer Hebrides

Outer Hebrides

The Outer Hebrides also known as the Western Isles and the Long Island, is an island chain off the west coast of Scotland. The islands are geographically contiguous with Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, one of the 32 unitary council areas of Scotland...

, on the island of Lewis

Lewis

Lewis is the northern part of Lewis and Harris, the largest island of the Western Isles or Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The total area of Lewis is ....

 near Stornoway

Stornoway

Stornoway is a burgh on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.The town's population is around 9,000, making it the largest settlement in the Western Isles and the third largest town in the Scottish Highlands after Inverness and Fort William...

. The modern area of Holm can be split into two distinct areas - "Holm Village" and "Holm Road with Parkend

Parkend, Lewis

Parkend is a village near Stornoway, on the island of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Nearby is Holm Village.- External links :* * ] with links to other resources]* * *...

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The Iolaire Memorial on Holm Point commemorates Admiralty Yacht HMS Iolaire

Iolaire

The Iolaire was an Admiralty yacht whose sinking on the 1 January 1919 in the Minch strait was one of the worst maritime disasters in United Kingdom waters during the 20th century...

, lost on rocks lying to the south in 1919. 205 died, many of them war veterans returning to the island.

External links

• Visitor's guide for the Island of Lewis
• http://www.cne-siar.gov.uk/Website of the Western Isles Council
  Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
  Comhairle nan Eilean Siar is the local government council for Na h-Eileanan Siar council area of Scotland.It is the only local council in Scotland to have a Gaelic-only name...
  
  with links to other resources]
• Disabled access to Lewis for residents and visitors
• 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica article on Lewis and Harris
• A Guide to living in the Outer Hebrides, with most information pertaining to Lewis