Little Vasa Water

Little Vasa Water is in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Little Vasa Water is situated nearby to Vasa Loch, as well as near Loch of Westhill.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shapinsay and Vasa Loch.

Shapinsay

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Shapinsay is one of the smaller Orkney Islands, a short ferry ride from Mainland Orkney. It measures about 7 miles north-south by 3 miles east-west, with a population in 2011 of 307, and Balfour the only village.

Vasa Loch

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Vasa Loch is a brackish lagoon in southwestern Shapinsay, Orkney Islands. This water body has been shown on early maps of the island in a very similar shape and size to its current geometry, separated from the North Sea by a narrow strip of raised beach. Vasa Loch is situated 1,300 feet southwest of Little Vasa Water.

Helliar Holm

Islet

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Helliar Holm is an uninhabited island off the coast of Shapinsay in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. It is home to a 42-foot-tall lighthouse, which was built in 1893 and automated in 1967. Helliar Holm is situated 2 miles south of Little Vasa Water.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Balfour and Quholm.

Balfour

Village

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Balfour is a village on the island of Shapinsay, Orkney. The village is situated on Elwick Bay, which was used as an anchorage by Haakon IV of Norway before sailing south to eventual defeat at the Battle of Largs in 1263.