List of lochs of Orkney facts for kids

Orkney is a beautiful group of islands located in Scotland. If you visit Orkney, you'll see many freshwater lakes, which are called 'lochs' here. These lochs come in all sizes, from large ones that are great for fishing to tiny ones called 'lochans.' This article will take you on a tour of the named lochs found on each of Orkney's islands.

Discovering Orkney's Lochs

Burray

• Echna Loch

Eday

• Loch of Bomo (a very small loch, also known as a lochan)
• Loch of Carrick
• Loch of Doomy
• Loch of London
• Mill Loch

Egilsay

• Manse Loch
• Loch of Watten
• Loch of Welland

Holm of Huip

• Veltieskerry Loch

Hoy

Hoy is one of the larger islands in Orkney. It has several interesting lochs.

• Berry Lochs (two small lochans in the southwest)
• Lochs of Geniefea (a series of small lochans north of Genie Fea hill)
• Heldale Water (this is the biggest loch on Hoy)
• Hoglinns Water (the second largest loch on Hoy)
• Kit Loch (a very small lochan)
• Lint Lochs (tiny lochans)
• Loch of Greenhill (a lochan on South Walls)
• Loomi Shuns (small lochans in the southwest)
• Muckle Lochs (a series of lochans east of Withi Gill)
• Rotten Loch (a tiny lochan in the far south)
• Sands Water
• Sandy Loch (this is a reservoir, which means it's an artificial lake used to store water)
• Loch of Stourdale (a small lochan near Rora Head)
• Lochs of Withigill (a series of lochans on Withi Gill)
• Water of Hoy (found next to the B9407 road at Lyrawa Hill)
• Water of the Wicks (east of Water of Hoy)

Mainland

Mainland is the largest island in Orkney, and it has many important lochs.

• Loch of Ayre
• Loch of Banks
• Loch of Boardhouse
• Loch of Bosquoy
• Loch of Brockan
• Loch of Carness
• Loch of Clumly
• Loch of Graemeshall
• Lochs of Griffyelt (three small lochans near Greenigoe)
• Loch of Harray
• Loch of Hestecruive
• Loch of Hundland
• Loch of Isbister
• Loch of Kirbister
• Loch of Lakequoy
• Looma Shun (a lochan south of Georth)
• Lowrie's Water (a lochan on Burgar Hill)
• Mill Dam of Rango
• Loch of Ouse (a lochan in Deerness)
• Peerie Sea (located in Kirkwall, the main town)
• Peerie Water (a lochan in the north)
• Loch of Rosemire (a lochan west of Dounby)
• Loch of Sabiston
• The Shunan (a lochan southeast of Dounby)
• Loch of Skaill
• Loch of Stenness
• Stromness Reservoir (an artificial lake)
• Loch of Tankerness
• Loch of Swannay
• Loch of Wasdale

North Ronaldsay

• Ancum Loch
• Dennis Loch
• Loch of Garso
• Loch Gretchen
• Hooking Loch (this is the largest loch on North Ronaldsay)
• Trolla Vatn

Papa Westray

• Loch of Hyndgreenie
• Loch of Ness
• Loch of St Tredwell

Rousay

• Loch of Jan Janet (a very small lochan)
• Loch of Knitchen
• Loch of Loomachun
• Loch of Moan (a small lochan in the northwest)
• Muckle Water
• Peerie Water
• Loch of Quoys (a small lochan in the east)
• Loch of Scockness
• Loch of Wasbister
• Loch of Wasday (a small lochan beneath Ward Hill)
• Loch of Withamo (a small lochan on Kierfea Hill)

Sanday

• Bea Loch
• Loch of Brue
• Loch of Langamay
• North Loch
• Roos Loch
• Loch of Rummie
• Westayre Loch

Shapinsay

• Lairo Water
• Loch of Sandside
• Little Vasa Water
• Vasa Loch
• Loch of Westhill

South Ronaldsay

• Gairy Lochs
• Graemston Loch
• Liddel Loch
• Loch of Lythe
• Sounds Loch
• Trena Loch

Stronsay

• Blan Water
• Bruce's Loch
• Gricey Water
• Lea Shun
• Little Water
• Loch of Matpow
• Meikle Water
• Mill Loch
• Loch of Rothiesholm
• Straenia Water

Swona

• Loch of the Tarf

Westray

• Loch of Burness
• Craig Loch
• Muckle Water (a lochan in the south)
• Loch Saintear
• Loch of the Stack (near Noup Head)
• Loch of Swartmill

Wyre

• Loch of Oorns (this is a loch in a boggy area)
• Loch of the Taing

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