Midgarth
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Linga Holm, also known as Midgarth or Holm of Midgarth, is a small, uninhabited island 700 meters off the west coast of Stronsay ( Orkney, UK ). It measures approximately 57 acres. The name Linga Holm is derived from the Old Norse Lyngholm.
As on other islands of Orkney can be found here archaeological legacies. On flat ground, there is a huge mess of standing and fallen slabs. Some are 0.5 meters high, and form a complex of interconnected chambers. He is about 19 m wide and apparently has a narrow entrance on the oceanfront south end. The plant is similar to the structure Auskerry and is even getting better and probably a Pictish house. 1841 six inhabitants were counted on the island.
Linga Holm is today protected area for municipal statute law of the Orkney Islands Council and serves exclusively as a reserve for wildlife replacement herd of North Ronaldsay sheep, which are threatened with extinction because of the unfavorable conditions on their home island. It keeps the island for the third largest breeding area of the gray seal and it serves as an important nesting area for the gray goose.
For the island is a year-round prohibition order.