Liddel Loch

Liddel Loch is a lake in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Liddel Loch is situated nearby to the archaeological site Tomb of the Otters, as well as near the museum Tomb of the Eagles Visitor’s Centre.

Type: Body of water
Description: lake on South Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Liddle Loch”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tomb of the Eagles and Liddle Burnt Mound.

Tomb of the Eagles

Grassland

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The Tomb of the Eagles, or Isbister Chambered Cairn, is a Neolithic chambered tomb located on a cliff edge at Isbister on South Ronaldsay in Orkney, Scotland. Tomb of the Eagles is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Liddel Loch.

Liddle Burnt Mound

Archaeological site

Photo: Unukorno, CC BY 4.0.

Liddle Burnt Mound is a Bronze Age site on the island of South Ronaldsay, Orkney. The site consists of the remains of a building and a mound that surrounds it on three sides. Liddle Burnt Mound is situated 4,200 feet northeast of Liddel Loch.

St Mary’s Church, South Ronaldsay

Church

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St Mary’s Church, South Ronaldsay is situated 1 mile northwest of Liddel Loch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brough Ness and Sandwick.

Brough Ness

Locality

Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Brough Ness is a locality.

Sandwick

Locality

Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sandwick is a parish on the west coast of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, 4 miles north of Stromness. The parish's name derives from the Old Norse Sandvík meaning "Sand Bay". Sandwick is situated 4 miles north of Liddel Loch.

Herston

Hamlet

Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Herston is a village on South Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom. Herston is historically a fishing village but its only industry to speak of is Herston Stained Glass, now that Herston Hikers Hostel is now inactive. Herston is situated 6 miles north of Liddel Loch.

Liddel Loch

Category: lake
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.73512° or 58° 44′ 6″ north

Longitude

-2.94528° or 2° 56′ 43″ west

Open location code

9CCVP3P3+2V

OpenStreetMap ID

way 118197286

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

Wikidata ID

Q109222787

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tomb of the Otters and Tomb of the Eagles Visitor’s Centre.

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