Natural landmarks · Scottish Islands
Loch of Stanefield
In or near Symbister.
Loch of Stanefield — freshwater lake on Whalsay, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK.

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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Loch of Stanefield is a named natural landmark in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "freshwater lake on Whalsay, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 60.3512°, -0.9822°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Loch of Stanefield is a small loch of southern-central Whalsay, Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is located to the northeast of the Loch of Livister, west of Nuckro Water, and east of Little Water.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 60.3512, -0.9822
- District
- Shetland Islands
- Postcode
- ZE2 9AH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
Sources
- wikidata: Q6665039 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Loch of Stanefield (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Loch of Stanefield, Whalsay - geograph.org.uk - 121473.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Other places nearby

Nuckro Water
Natural landmarks · 0.6 km

Loch of Livister
Reservoirs & lochs · 0.6 km

Little Water
Natural landmarks · 0.6 km

Loch of Houll
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Huxter
Other places · 1.1 km

Sneugans
Mountains & hills · 1.1 km

Treawick
Other places · 1.1 km

Oot Ower Lounge
Campsites · 1.2 km

Whalsay
Islands · 1.2 km

Falsa Burn
Natural landmarks · 1.2 km

Loch of Huxter
Natural landmarks · 1.3 km

Tripwell
Other places · 1.4 km
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Loch of Stanefield?
- Loch of Stanefield is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode ZE2 9AH).
- What is Loch of Stanefield?
- Loch of Stanefield — freshwater lake on Whalsay, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK.
- How do I get to Loch of Stanefield?
- Drivers can use postcode ZE2 9AH.
- Is Loch of Stanefield free to visit?
- Yes, Loch of Stanefield is free to enter.
- How do I get to Loch of Stanefield?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode ZE2 9AH. It sits within the Orkney and Shetland parliamentary constituency.