HOLM, suburb of Stornoway, and small island in mouth of Stornoway harbour, Outer Hebrides.

HOLM, small harbour in Dunnet parish, Caithness.

HOLM, island in Stromness parish, Orkney. Pop. 8.

HOLM, small island adjacent to east side of Papa-Westray Island, Orkney.

HOLM, burn, with cascade, in Inverness parish, Inverness-shire.

HOLM, seat in Croy parish, Inverness.

HOLM, estate in Kirkconnel parish, Dumfriesshire.

HOLM, estate, with site of Caledonian stone circle, in Holywood parish, Dumfriesshire.

HOLMAINS, bill and ruined tower in Daltoii parish, Dumfriesshire.

HOLMHEAD, suburb of Cumnock, Ayrshire.

HOLMHEAD, village adjacent to Old Cathcart, Renfrewshire.

HOLM OF BALFRON, hamlet, with United Presbyterian church, near Balfron, Stirlingshire.

HOLM OF FARA, small island adjacent to south-east end of Westray, Orkney.

HOLM OF GRIMBISTER, small island in Firth parish, Orkney.

HOLM OF HANTON, small island adjacent to southern extremity of Orphir parish, Orkney.

HOLM OF MIDGEARTH, small island adjacent to north end of StrpnsayIsland,Orkney.

HOLM OF NOSS, tabular islet, with vertical faces about 160 feet high, adjacent to Noss Island, Shetland.

HOLM OF PAPAL, small island in Bressay parish, Orkney.

HOLMS, rivulet, rising on Holm-Nick Mountain, and running 6 miles north-north-eastward along Glenholm parish to Biggar river, near that stream's influx to the Tweed, in south-west of Peeblesshire.

HOLMS, estate in Gadder parish, Lanarkshire.

HOLMS, three small islands near north-west coast of Unst, Shetland.

HOLMS OF HUIP, two small islands adjacent to north end of Stronsay, Orkney.

HOLMS OF IYE, two small islands adjacent to Burness district of Sanday Island, Orkney.

HOLMS OF SPURNESS, two small islands in strait between Stronsay and Sanday Islands, Orkney.

HOLTON SQUARE, collier village in Alloa parish, Clackmannanshire.

HOLYDEAN, quondam strong castellated seat of ancestors of the Duke of Roxburghe in Bowden parish, Roxburghshire.

HOLY ISLE, island, 2 miles long, and 1009 feet high, in mouth of Lamlash Bay, Arran Island, Buteshire. It rises in tiers of cliffs from base to summit, and contains a cave supposed to have been the retreat of an ancient hermit.

HOLY ISLE, small island, with ruined ancient church and large ancient cemetery, off north-west coast of Islay Island, Argyleshire.

HOLY ISLES.

HOLY LINN, fine cascade on brook in Balmaclellan parish, Kirkcudbrightshire.

HOLY LOCH, bay, about 2 miles long, and about a mile in greatest breadth, between Dunoon-proper and Kilmun sections of Dunoon parish, Argyleshire.

HOLY POOL, small pond, long held in superstitious veneration, near middle of Strathfillan, Perthshire.

HOLYROOD, royal palace and ruined abbey in north-west corner of Queen's Park, adjacent to foot of Canongate, Edinburgh. A spacious yard in front of them contains a fountain, with three tiers of statuettes, erected in 1859 ; has, on its west side, royal mews and guard-house, erected about 1858 ; and adjoins there the site of ancient royal mews, mint, and government offices. The palace originated in apartments within the abbey ; was erected, as a separate edifice, in successive parts from 1501 till 1679; underwent exterior renovation in 1826, and interior improvement in 1842 ; has a quadrangular form, with open interior square court; presents to the west a main frontage of two-storey centre, with surmounting structure in form of imperial crown, and three-storey projecting wings, with round towers and conical roofs ; and contains Queen Victoria's private apartments in modernized condition, Queen Mary's apartments in nearly the same condition as when she lived, and a spacious picture-gallery, serving for certain great public uses. The abbey adjoins the eastern part of north side of the palace ; was founded in 1128 for Augustinian canons- ! regular ; comprised, for some time, a great extent and variety of magnificent building ; sustained, in 1322 and at subsequent periods, such sweeping injuries as to be now represented by little more than remains of its church's nave ; exhibits, in the west front of that, interesting features of Norman and early English architecture ; and contains the royal vault, with ashes of numerous kings and princes. The Queen's Park, measuring 5 miles in circuit, and including Salisbury Crag and Arthur's Seat, was once a richly embellished royal demesne ; underwent alienation in the time of Charles I. ; was repurchased by the Crown, and begun to be improved from a desolated condition, in 1844; has a drive winding round it, with rich diversity of exquisite views; and is all open to the public.

HOLYTOWN, town and quoad sacra parish in middle ward of Lanarkshire. The town stands about a mile east of Holytown railway station, and 11 miles south-east of Glasgow; includes the suburb of New Stevenston ; is engirt by a very productive portion of Lanarkshire mineral field ; and has a post office, with money order and telegraph departments, designated of Lanarkshire, a banking office, Established and Free churches, and a public school with about 358 scholars. Pop. of Holy-town-proper, 1432 ; of Holytown and New Stevenston, 2480 ; of the quoad sacra parish, 10,449.