List of lochs of Orkney

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

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  • Echna Loch
  • Southtown Loch
  • Damsay Lochs
  • Loch of Bomo (diminutive lochan)
  • Loch of Carrick
  • Loch of Doomy
  • Loch of London
  • Mill Loch
  • Manse Loch
  • Loch of Watten
  • Loch of Welland
  • Stanger Loch
  • Veltieskerry Loch
  • 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)
  • 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
  • Ancum Loch
  • Dennis Loch
  • Loch of Garso
  • Loch Gretchen
  • Hooking Loch (largest loch on North Ronaldsay)
  • Trolla Vatn
  • Mill Loch
  • Loch of Hyndgreenie
  • Loch of Ness
  • Loch of St Tredwell
  • 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)
  • Bea Loch
  • Loch of Brue
  • Loch of Langamay
  • North Loch
  • Roos Loch
  • Loch of Rummie
  • Westayre Loch
  • Lairo Water
  • Loch of Sandside
  • Little Vasa Water
  • Vasa Loch
  • Loch of Westhill
  • Dam of Hoxa
  • Gairy Lochs
  • Graemston Loch
  • Liddel Loch
  • Loch of Lythe
  • Sounds Loch
  • Trena Loch
  • Start Loch
  • Blan Water
  • Bruce's Loch
  • Gricey Water
  • Lea Shun
  • Little Water
  • Loch of Matpow
  • Meikle Water
  • Loch of Rothiesholm
  • Straenia Water
  • Loch of the Tarf
  • Loch of Burness
  • Craig Loch
  • Muckle Water (lochan in south)
  • Loch Saintear
  • Loch of the Stack (near Noup Head)
  • Loch of Swartmill
  • Loch of Oorns (bog)
  • Loch of the Taing

References

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