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 edit
Burray edit
- Echna Loch
Eday edit
- Loch of Bomo (diminutive lochan)
- Loch of Carrick
- Loch of Doomy
- Loch of London
- Mill Loch
Egilsay edit
- Manse Loch
- Loch of Watten
- Loch of Welland
Holm of Huip edit
- Veltieskerry Loch
Hoy edit
- 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 edit
- 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 (lochan south of Georth)
- Lowrie's Water (lochan on Burgar Hill)
- Mill Dam of Rango
- Loch of Ouse (lochan in Deerness)
- 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 Wasdale
North Ronaldsay edit
- Ancum Loch
- Dennis Loch
- Loch of Garso
- Loch Gretchen
- Hooking Loch (largest loch on North Ronaldsay)
- Trolla Vatn
Papa Westray edit
- Loch of Hyndgreenie
- Loch of Ness
- Loch of St Tredwell
Rousay edit
- 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 edit
- Bea Loch
- Loch of Brue
- Loch of Langamay
- North Loch
- Roos Loch
- Loch of Rummie
- Westayre Loch
Shapinsay edit
- Lairo Water
- Loch of Sandside
- Little Vasa Water
- Vasa Loch
- Loch of Westhill
South Ronaldsay edit
- Gairy Lochs
- Graemston Loch
- Liddel Loch
- Loch of Lythe
- Sounds Loch
- Trena Loch
Stronsay edit
- Blan Water
- Bruce's Loch
- Gricey Water
- Lea Shun
- Little Water
- Loch of Matpow
- Meikle Water
- Mill Loch
- Loch of Rothiesholm
- Straenia Water
Swona edit
- Loch of the Tarf
Westray edit
- Loch of Burness
- Craig Loch
- Muckle Water (lochan in south)
- Loch Saintear
- Loch of the Stack (near Noup Head)
- Loch of Swartmill
Wyre edit
- Loch of Oorns (bog)
- Loch of the Taing
References edit
Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 scale Explorer map sheet numbers 461 to 465