Vasa Loch
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shapinsay and Helliar Holm.
Shapinsay
Photo: Purplebaron, Public domain.
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.
Helliar Holm
Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 Vasa Loch.
Balfour Castle
Hotel
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balfour Castle is a historic building on the southwest of Shapinsay, Orkney Islands. Though built around an older structure that dates at least from the 18th century, the present castle was built in 1847, commissioned by Colonel David Balfour, and designed by Edinburgh architect David Bryce. Balfour Castle is situated 1¼ miles south of Vasa Loch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balfour and Quholm.
Balfour
Village
Photo: Shirley Grant, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Quholm
Hamlet
Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Quholm is a farm in the northeast of Shapinsay, in the islands of Orkney, Scotland. Quholm is situated 3½ miles northeast of Vasa Loch.
Head of Holland
Locality
Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Head of Holland is a locality, which is situated 4 miles south of Vasa Loch.
Vasa Loch
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake on Shapinsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Category: lake
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.04953° or 59° 2′ 58″ northLongitude
-2.92217° or 2° 55′ 20″ westOpen location code
9CFV23XH+R4OpenStreetMap ID
way 118962246OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q7348514
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Vasa Loch from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
“Vasa Loch” goes by many names.
- French: “Vasa Loch”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Loch of Westhill and Grass Holm.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Little Vasa Water and Furrowend.
Orkney Islands: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Kirkwall, Stromness, Hoy, and Shapinsay.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Vasa Loch”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.