The Ouse
The Ouse is a tidal estuary in northern Shapinsay, Orkney Islands. This water body has been shown on early maps of the island in a very similar shape to its current geometry.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shapinsay and Lairo Water.
Shapinsay
Photo: Purplebaron, Public domain.
Shapinsay is one of the smaller Orkney Islands, a short ferry ride from Mainland Orkney. It measures about 7 miles north-south by 3 miles east-west, with a population in 2011 of 307, and Balfour the only village.
Lairo Water
Lairo Water is a surface water body known as an ayre situated on the western coast of Shapinsay in the Orkney Islands. This brackish water body is separated by a narrow bar of land from Veantro Bay.Helliar Holm
Islet
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Helliar Holm is an uninhabited island off the coast of Shapinsay in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. It is home to a 42-foot-tall lighthouse, which was built in 1893 and automated in 1967. Helliar Holm is situated 2½ miles southwest of The Ouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balfour and Quholm.
Balfour
Village
Photo: Shirley Grant, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balfour is a village on the island of Shapinsay, Orkney. The village is situated on Elwick Bay, which was used as an anchorage by Haakon IV of Norway before sailing south to eventual defeat at the Battle of Largs in 1263. Balfour is situated 2 miles southwest of The Ouse.
Quholm
Hamlet
Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Quholm is a farm in the northeast of Shapinsay, in the islands of Orkney, Scotland. Quholm is situated 2 miles northeast of The Ouse.
Head of Holland
Locality
Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Head of Holland is a locality, which is situated 4 miles south of The Ouse.
The Ouse
- Type: Lagoon
- Description: tidal estuary in northern Shapinsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Categories: estuary and body of water
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“The Ouse” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “The Ouse”
- Swedish: “The Ouse”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ward Hill (Shapinsay) and Veantrow Bay.
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