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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### Burray

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* Echna Loch
* Southtown Loch

### Damsay

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* Damsay Lochs

### Eday

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* Loch of Bomo (diminutive lochan)
* Loch of Carrick
* Loch of Doomy
* Loch of London
* Mill Loch

### Egilsay

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* Manse Loch
* Loch of Watten
* Loch of Welland

### Flotta

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* Stanger Loch

### Holm of Huip

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* Veltieskerry Loch

### Hoy

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* 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

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* 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

### North Ronaldsay

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* Ancum Loch
* Dennis Loch
* Loch of Garso
* Loch Gretchen
* Hooking Loch (largest loch on North Ronaldsay)
* Trolla Vatn

### Papa Stronsay

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* Mill Loch

### Papa Westray

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* Loch of Hyndgreenie
* Loch of Ness
* Loch of St Tredwell

### Rousay

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* 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

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* Bea Loch
* Loch of Brue
* Loch of Langamay
* North Loch
* Roos Loch
* Loch of Rummie
* Westayre Loch

### Shapinsay

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* Lairo Water
* Loch of Sandside
* Little Vasa Water
* Vasa Loch
* Loch of Westhill

### South Ronaldsay

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* Dam of Hoxa
* Gairy Lochs
* Graemston Loch
* Liddel Loch
* Loch of Lythe
* Sounds Loch
* Trena Loch

### Start Point

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* Start Loch

### Stronsay

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* Blan Water
* Bruce's Loch
* Gricey Water
* Lea Shun
* Little Water
* Loch of Matpow
* Meikle Water
* Loch of Rothiesholm
* Straenia Water

### Swona

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* Loch of the Tarf

### Westray

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* Loch of Burness
* Craig Loch
* Muckle Water (lochan in south)
* Loch Saintear
* Loch of the Stack (near Noup Head)
* Loch of Swartmill

### Wyre

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* 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