Peerie Water
Peerie Water is a lake in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Peerie Water is situated nearby to the peak Himmon Hill, as well as near Burgar Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Eynhallow and Vinquin, broch, 145m SSW of Upper Arsdale.
Eynhallow
Island
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eynhallow is a small, presently uninhabited island in Eynhallow Sound, between Rousay and the Mainland of Orkney, off the north coast of mainland Scotland. Eynhallow is situated 2 miles northeast of Peerie Water.
Vinquin, broch, 145m SSW of Upper Arsdale
Archaeological site
Photo: Rude Health, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Vinquin, broch, 145m SSW of Upper Arsdale is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 mile northwest of Peerie Water.
Sands of Evie
Beach
Photo: Mxtt.prior, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sands of Evie is a sandy beach landform near the village of Evie on Mainland Orkney, Scotland, protected by the Point of Hellia headland. This beach forms the southern boundary of Aikerness Bay, an element of Eynhallow Sound. Sands of Evie is situated 2½ miles east of Peerie Water.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Evie and Twatt.
Evie
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Evie is a parish and village on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. The parish is located in the north-west of the Mainland, between Birsay and Rendall, forming the coastline opposite the isle of Rousay. Evie is situated 3 miles southeast of Peerie Water.
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. Twatt is situated 4½ miles southwest of Peerie Water.
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 4½ miles southwest of Peerie Water.
Peerie Water
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake on Mainland, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK, outflows to the Burn of Millhouse
- Category: lake
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.1263° or 59° 7′ 35″ northLongitude
-3.16227° or 3° 9′ 44″ westOpen location code
9CFR4RGQ+G3OpenStreetMap ID
way 118946964OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q109222655
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