Loch of Boardhouse
The Loch of Boardhouse is a freshwater loch in the parish of Birsay in the north west of the mainland of Orkney, Scotland. It acts as a reservoir for public water supply and is popular for trout fishing.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kirbuster Farm Museum and Brough of Birsay.
Brough of Birsay
Islet
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The Brough of Birsay is an uninhabited tidal island off the north-west coast of The Mainland of Orkney, Scotland, in the parish of Birsay. It is located around 13 miles north of Stromness and features the remains of Pictish and Norse settlements as well as a modern lighthouse. Brough of Birsay is situated 2½ miles northwest of Loch of Boardhouse.
St Magnus Church
Church
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Magnus Church, Birsay is a 17th-century church located in the parish of Birsay on Mainland, Orkney in Scotland. Built in 1664 on the site of an earlier, 11th-century church, St Magnus was later expanded in 1760 and 1867. St Magnus Church is situated 1½ miles northwest of Loch of Boardhouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Twatt and Birsay.
Twatt
Village
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Twatt is a settlement in the parish of Birsay on the Mainland of Orkney, Scotland. It was previously the location of RNAS Twatt, from 1940–1949. Twatt is situated at the junction of the A986 and the A967.
Birsay
Photo: Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Birsay is a small village on the north coast of Orkney Mainland. It's the site of the ruined Earl's Palace, and just offshore is the Brough of Birsay with medieval Norse remains.
Dounby
Village
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dounby is a village on Mainland in Orkney, in the north of Scotland. Dounby village is situated at the crossroads of what are now the A986 and B9057, and has grown close to the meeting point of the three parishes of Sandwick, Birsay and Harray. Dounby is situated 3½ miles southeast of Loch of Boardhouse.
Loch of Boardhouse
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake on Mainland, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK, otlfows to the Burn of Boardhouse
- Category: lake
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.11466° or 59° 6′ 53″ northLongitude
-3.28037° or 3° 16′ 49″ westElevation
75 feet (23 metres)Open location code
9CFR4P79+VVOpenStreetMap ID
way 118949457OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Loch of Boardhouse” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Loch of Boardhouse”
- Swedish: “Loch of Boardhouse”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bigbreck Quarry (disused) and Twatt Airfield - RNAS Twatt, aka HMS Tern (WW2).
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Highlights include Ravie Hill, Barrow and Ravie Hill.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Loch of Boardhouse”. Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.