Islands · Scottish Islands
Mill Dam
Mill Dam in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 4 h–12 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Mill Dam 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
Mill Dam is a wetland in western Shapinsay, in Orkney, Scotland. This water body was not shown on the 1840 survey map of the island, since it is a man-made creation from a damming in the 1880s. Mill Dam is fed by a stream flowing from the north that rises on the western lobe of Shapinsay. The pH levels of the outflow stream of Mill Dam are moderately alkaline, in the range of 9.18. The Mill Dam wetland is a significant bird habitat and is owned and managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. It has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports resident northern pintails and wintering whooper swans.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 59.0419, -2.8961
- District
- Orkney Islands
- Postcode
- KW17 2DY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
Sources
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Lighthouses · 2.0 km
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Mill Dam?
- Mill Dam is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode KW17 2DY).
- What is Mill Dam?
- Mill Dam in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Mill Dam?
- Drivers can use postcode KW17 2DY.
- Is Mill Dam free to visit?
- Yes, Mill Dam is free to enter.
- How do I get to Mill Dam?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KW17 2DY. It sits within the Orkney and Shetland parliamentary constituency.