Sounds Loch

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

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Liddle Burnt Mound and Tomb of the Eagles.

Liddle Burnt Mound

Archaeological site

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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 2,100 feet north of Sounds Loch.

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 3,600 feet northeast of Sounds Loch.

St Mary’s Church, South Ronaldsay

Church

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St Mary’s Church, South Ronaldsay is situated 1½ miles west of Sounds 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

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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 northwest of Sounds Loch.

Herston

Hamlet

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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 northwest of Sounds Loch.

Sounds Loch

Type: Body of water
Description: lake on South Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
Category: lake
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.73579° or 58° 44′ 9″ north

Longitude

-2.92423° or 2° 55′ 27″ west

Open location code

9CCVP3PG+88

OpenStreetMap ID

way 118197456

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

Wikidata ID

Q109222790

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Notable Places Nearby

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

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