Loch of Kirbister

Loch in Orkney, Scotland

Loch of Kirbister

Kirbister loch, Loch of Orphir[1]

Looking roughly SW over moorland down to the loch.

Loch of Kirbister

Location| Mainland Orkney, Scotland
Coordinates| 58°57′08″N 3°5′36″W﻿ / ﻿58.95222°N 3.09333°W﻿ / 58.95222; -3.09333
Type| freshwater loch
Primary inflows| several burns[1]
Primary outflows| Mill burn at south end in to Waulkmill Bay[1]
Catchment area| 8 sq mi (21 km2)[1]
Basin countries| Scotland
Max. length| 1.25 mi (2.01 km)[1]
Max. width| 0.5 mi (0.80 km)[1]
Surface area| 227 acres (0.92 km2)[1]
Average depth| 4 ft (1.2 m)[1]
Max. depth| 6 ft (1.8 m)[1]
Water volume| 41,000,000 cu ft (1,200,000 m3)[1]
Surface elevation| 52 ft (16 m)[1]
Islands| Holm of Groundwater[2]

The Loch of Kirbister is a small, shallow, somewhat triangular-shaped loch located on Mainland Orkney, Scotland, in the parish of Orphir. It lies 5 mi (8.0 km) southwest of Kirkwall on a cultivated land between two hills. There is a small turf-covered islet known as the Groundwater of Holm just off the eastern shore of the loch. It measures 37 m (121 ft) by 19 m (62 ft) and exhibits stone traces of an oval structure and a small projecting pier.[2] The loch is a popular spot for trout fishing. Located on the lodge of the loch is the Orkney Trout Fishing Association which operates a hatchery at the Kirbister pumphouse.[3]

Mill Burn, the southern outflow from the loch, was used to power the 18th-century Kirbister Mill.[4]

The loch was surveyed[1] in 1903 by T.N. Johnston and R.C. Marshall and later charted [5] as part of Sir John Murray's The Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.[6]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909, Lochs of Orkney". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
2. ^ a b "Loch of Kirbister - Groundwater of Holm". Canmore. RCAHMS. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
3. ^ "New trout hatchery at Kirbister". Orkney Trout Fishing Association. OTFA. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
4. ^ "Kirbister Mill". Canmore. RCAHMS. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
5. ^ "Muckle & Peerie Waters; Loch of Isbister; Loch of Sabiston; Loch of Kirbister; Loch of Tankerness (Vol. 6, Plates 91 & 92) - Bathymetrical Survey, 1897-1909 - National Library of Scotland". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
6. ^ Murray, John; Pullar, Laurence (1910). Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland during the years 1897 to 1909: report on scientific results. Edinburgh. Retrieved 24 July 2013.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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