Tindhólmur

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Tindhólmur is an islet west of Vágar, Faroe Islands. It has no inhabitants, but two summer residences. The islet is most famous for its bizarre shape.

Position on the Faroe map.

Zacharias Heinesen: From Vágar, oil 2000. Stamp of 2001. The strange mountain at the horizon in the water is Tindhólmur.

Stamp FO 479 of 2004 (lithograph of 1854).

Miniature sheet of 1997 with Margrethe II of Denmark, Tindhólmur and the Royal yacht Dannebrog.

Photo of 1898/99

View from Bøur with Tindhólmur in the middle. The rocks at left are named Drangarnir and the flat islet at right is Gáshólmur.

Closer look from the same point.

Silhouette.

View with the island of Mykines to the right.

Turf-roofed house in Bøur in the front.

From the mountain trail between Bøur and Gásadalur. The trail is difficult, but popular because of this view.

View on Tindhólmur from Gásadalur.

A closer look from the same point but with clouds.

View from south east.
Tindholmur, Faroe Islands, as seen from south east (2).jpg

Drangarnir in the foreground.
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