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The islet of Mykineshólmur is the westernmost point of the Faroe Islands.

The islet of Mykineshólmur is the westernmost point of the Faroe Islands. The islet is connected to Mykines island by a 40m long footbridge 30 meters over the Atlantic ocean.
At the end of the islet lies the lighthouse, built in 1909 and the islet is inhabited by a large number of birds: Gannets, Puffins, Kittiwakes and Fulmars.

Mykineshólmur - and the sea stacks around the islet, Píkarsdrangur and Flatidrangur - are the only places in the Faroe Islands where Sea Gannets (Morus bassanus) can be found. The bird comes to Mykineshólmur around 25 January and leaves again around 11 November when the chicks are fledged.
With its wingspan of about one and a half to two metres, the Gannet is the largest bird in the Faroe Islands.

In the past, three families lived on Mykineshólmur. Their task was to tend to the lighthouse. During World War II, this was a dangerous and exposed occupation because German planes often attacked the lighthouse. On the slope, about 200 metres from the lighthouse, are the remains of the old shelters that the families used during the bombings. In 1970, the lighthouse became fully automated and the last people left around this time.

During the construction of the lighthouse, the first bridge was built to Mykineshólmur.

From the islet there is a view of the west and south of the Faroe Islands where one can see Vágar, Hestur, Koltur, the southwestern part of Streymoy, Sandoy, Skúvoy, Stóra Dímun, Lítla Dímun and Suðuroy.