Loch of Harray
The Loch of Harray is the largest loch of Mainland Orkney, Scotland and is named for the parish of Harray. It lies immediately north of the Loch of Stenness and is close to the World Heritage neolithic sites of the Stones of Stenness and Ring of Brodgar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Ring of Brodgar and Burrian,broch W shore of Loch of Harray.
Ring of Brodgar
Heath
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The Ring of Brodgar is a Neolithic henge and stone circle about 6 miles north-east of Stromness on Mainland, the largest island in Orkney, Scotland. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Heart of Neolithic Orkney.
Burrian,broch W shore of Loch of Harray
Archaeological site
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Burrian,broch W shore of Loch of Harray is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harray and Stenness.
Harray
Village
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Harray is an Orcadian parish and village on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom. The village is near the Loch of Harray and was used by the Vikings for waterway transportation and Old Norse was spoken in the area up until the 1700s. Harray is situated 2 miles northeast of Loch of Harray.
Stenness
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Stenness is a small, scattered village in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, on the A965 main road between Kirkwall and Stromness. It has several UNESCO World Heritage Listed neolithic sights: the Stones, Maeshowe and Ring of Brodgar, with Skara Brae a few miles further north.
Cairston
Locality
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Cairston is a village on Mainland, in Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Stromness. Cairston is situated 3 miles southwest of Loch of Harray.
Loch of Harray
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake on Mainland, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK, outfows to the Loch of Stenness
- Category: body of water
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Loch of Harray” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بحيرة هاري”
- Basque: “Harray aintzira”
- Catalan: “Loch of Harray”
- Cebuano: “Loch of Harray”
- Chinese: “哈瑞湖”
- French: “loch de Harray”
- French: “Loch de Harray”
- German: “Loch of Harray”
- Hebrew: “לוך האראיי”
- Japanese: “ハーレー湖”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Loch of Harray”
- Norwegian: “Loch of Harray”
- Swedish: “Loch of Harray”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Long Holm and Glass Holms.
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