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Sweyn Holm

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Co-chomharran: 59°5′23″N 2°57′4″W / 59.08972°N 2.95111°W / 59.08972; -2.95111

Tobhtaichean air Sweyn Holm

'S e eilean ann an Arcaibh a th' ann an Sweyn Holm. Tha e ri taobh Gairsay. Thathar dhen bheachd gun robh e ainmichte a rèir Sweyn Asleifsson (Sveinn) [1] no is dòcha gur e ainm goirid Lochlannais a th' ann airson "servant's island". Ann an 2011 cha robh duine sam bith a' fuireach anns an eilean.[2]

Iomraidhean

[deasaich | deasaich an tùs]
  1. Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004): The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7. 
  2. National Records of Scotland 2011 Census Earr-ràdh 2: Population and households on Scotland’s inhabited islands (PDF). Air a tharraing 8 an Lùnastal 2015