Loch of Stenness
The Loch of Stenness is a large brackish loch on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland and is named for the parish of Stenness. It is 2 miles northeast of the town of Stromness, lies immediately to the south of the Loch of Harray and is close to the World Heritage neolithic sites of the Stones of Stenness and Ring of Brodgar.
- Lake
- …has a surface elevation of around 40 feet (10 metres)
- Description: large brackish lake on Mainland, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK, outflows via The Bush to the Bay of Ireland
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Ring of Brodgar and Unstan Chambered Cairn.
Unstan Chambered Cairn
Unstan is a Neolithic chambered cairn located about…
Ness of Brodgar
The Ness of Brodgar is a Neolithic-era archaeological…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cairston and Stenness.
Loch of Stenness
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Latitude
59° north
Longitude
-3.25° or 3° 15′ west
Open location code
9CFR2Q22+22
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Loch of Stenness” goes by many names.
Stenness aintziraBasque
Loch of StennessCatalan
Loch of StennessCebuano
斯丹尼斯湖Chinese
לוך סטנסHebrew
ステネス湖Japanese
Loch of StennessNorwegian
Loch of StennessNorwegian Bokmål
Loch of StennessSwedish
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Discover Mainland and Ring of Brodgar.
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