List of lochs of Orkney explained

This is a list of the named lochs of Orkney, Scotland. There are numerous lochs, both large and small, scattered across the islands of this archipelago.

List of lochs, island by island

Burray

• Echna Loch
• Southtown Loch

Damsay

• Damsay Lochs

Eday

• Loch of Bomo (diminutive lochan)
• Loch of Carrick
• Loch of Doomy
• Loch of London
• Mill Loch

Egilsay

• Manse Loch
• Loch of Watten
• Loch of Welland

Flotta

• Stanger Loch

Holm of Huip

• Veltieskerry Loch

Hoy

• Berry Lochs (two lochans in southwest)
• Lochs of Geniefea (series of lochans north of summit of Genie Fea)
• Heldale Water (largest loch on Hoy)
• Hoglinns Water (second largest loch on Hoy)
• Kit Loch (diminutive lochan)
• Lint Lochs (diminutive lochans)
• Loch of Greenhill (lochan on South Walls)
• Loomi Shuns (diminutive lochans in southwest)
• Muckle Lochs (series of lochans east of Withi Gill)
• Rotten Loch (diminutive lochan in far south)
• Sands Water
• Sandy Loch (reservoir)
• Loch of Stourdale (diminutive lochan near Rora Head)
• Lochs of Withigill (series of lochans on Withi Gill)
• Water of Hoy (beside B9407 at Lyrawa Hill)
• Water of the Wicks (east of Water of Hoy)

Mainland

• Loch of Ayre
• Loch of Banks
• Loch of Boardhouse
• Loch of Bosquoy
• Loch of Brockan
• Loch of Carness
• Loch of Clumly
• Eves Loch
• 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 (lochan south of Georth)
• Loomi Shun
• Lowrie's Water (lochan on Burgar Hill)
• Mill Dam of Rango
• Loch of Ouse (lochan in Deerness)
• The Ouse
• Peerie Sea (Kirkwall)
• Peerie Water (lochan in north)
• Loch of Rosemire (lochan west of Dounby)
• Loch of Sabiston
• The Shunan (lochan southeast of Dounby)
• Loch of Skaill
• Loch of Stenness
• Stromness Reservoir (artificial waterbody)
• Loch of Tankerness
• Loch of Swannay
• Loch of Swarsquoy
• Verigens
• Vorskaer Loch
• Loch of Wasdale
• Walliwall Quarry (artificial body of water)
• Wideford Loch

North Ronaldsay

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

Papa Stronsay

• Mill Loch

Papa Westray

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

Rousay

• Loch of Jan Janet (diminutive lochan)
• Loch of Knitchen
• Loch of Loomachun
• Loch of Moan (diminutive lochan in northwest)
• Muckle Water
• Peerie Water
• Loch of Quoys (diminutive lochan in east)
• Loch of Scockness
• Loch of Wasbister
• Loch of Wasday (diminutive lochan beneath Ward Hill)
• Loch of Withamo (diminutive 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

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

Start Point

• Start Loch

Stronsay

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

Swona

• Loch of the Tarf

Westray

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

Wyre

• Loch of Oorns (bog)
• Loch of the Taing

References

Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 scale Explorer map sheet numbers 461 to 465