Loch of Hestercruive

Loch of Hestercruive is a lake in , . Loch of Hestercruive is situated nearby to the peak , as well as near the locality .
  • Type: Body of water
  • Description: lake on Mainland, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Loch of Hestecruive”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Loch of Tankerness.

Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a large, lowland, freshwater loch on the Orkney mainland in . The loch is roughly triangular in shape and is shallow with a flat bottom that gradually deepens from west to east. It lies approximately 4 mi southeast of . is situated 1¼ miles south of Loch of Hestercruive.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Head of Holland and Rerwick Head.

Locality
Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a locality, which is situated 1½ miles west of Loch of Hestercruive.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 2 miles east of Loch of Hestercruive.

Village
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is a district in the parish in , . Essentially a peninsula, it is about 13 kilometres south-east of and 1 kilometre east of . is situated 2 miles south of Loch of Hestercruive.

Loch of Hestercruive

Latitude
58.98411° or 58° 59′ 3″ north
Longitude
-2.84945° or 2° 50′ 58″ west
Open location code
9CCVX5M2+J6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 118957018
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Wiki­data ID
Q111685682
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Satellite Map

Discover Loch of Hestercruive from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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