Reservoirs & lochs · Scottish Islands
Loch of Skaill
In or near Stromness.
Loch of Skaill in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
John Ireland — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
Loch of Skaill is located in the Orkney Islands, with the postcode KW16 3LR for sat-nav directions. Entry is free.
About
Loch of Skaill is a place of interest in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Loch of Skaill is a small somewhat triangular, freshwater loch in the parish of Sandwick, Orkney on Mainland Orkney, Scotland. It lies 0.5 mi (0.80 km) south east of the Bay of Skaill close to Skaill House and the World Heritage neolithic site Skara Brae. The loch is popular for trout fishing and is reserved for use by members of The Orkney Trout Fishing Association only. The average size of the trout caught in the loch is 2 pounds (0.91 kg). The loch was surveyed in 1906 by James Murray and later charted as part of The Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897–1909. A small burn at the north western shore drains the loch in to the Bay of Skaill and was noted in the Survey that it was used as a mill stream.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 59.0431, -3.3235
- District
- Orkney Islands
- Postcode
- KW16 3LR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
Sources
- wikidata: Q15242592 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Loch of Skaill (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Skara Brae
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Loch of Skaill?
- Loch of Skaill is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode KW16 3LR).
- What is Loch of Skaill?
- Loch of Skaill in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Loch of Skaill?
- Drivers can use postcode KW16 3LR.
- Is Loch of Skaill free to visit?
- Yes, Loch of Skaill is free to enter.
- How do I get to Loch of Skaill?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KW16 3LR. It sits within the Orkney and Shetland parliamentary constituency.