Mill Loch
Mill Loch is a lake in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Mill Loch is situated nearby to the archaeological site Barrow (Prehistoric), as well as near Stone of Setter.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Eday and Stone of Setter.
Eday
Photo: Beep boop beep, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eday is one of the Orkney Islands of Scotland. It's about 15 miles north of the Orkney Mainland, 8 miles long by a mile wide but pinched in the middle: in Old Norse Eiðøy means "isthmus island".
Stone of Setter
Archaeological site
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The Stone of Setter is a Neolithic standing stone located on the island of Eday, in Orkney, Scotland. It dates to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, around the 2nd millennium BC. Stone of Setter is situated 1,400 feet north of Mill Loch.
Eday Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eday London Airport is located on Eday in Orkney, Scotland. As it is close to the Bay of London it is known locally as just London Airport. The Bay of London may have been so called because of puffins breeding there: Old Norse lundi = "puffin", Old Norse á Lundunum = "at the puffins". Eday Airport is situated 1½ miles south of Mill Loch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Backaland and Kettletoft.
Backaland
Hamlet
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Backaland is a settlement on the island of Eday in Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is also within the parish of Eday, and it is located to the south west of the island. Backaland is situated at the southern end of the B9063. Backaland is situated 4 miles south of Mill Loch.
Kettletoft
Village
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kettletoft is a settlement on the island of Sanday in Orkney, Scotland. The B9068 road runs from Kettletoft to Scar and the B9069 from Kettletoft to Northwall. Kettletoft is situated 6 miles east of Mill Loch.
Mill Loch
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake on Eday, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Category: lake
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.215° or 59° 12′ 54″ northLongitude
-2.76413° or 2° 45′ 51″ westOpen location code
9CFV668P+28OpenStreetMap ID
way 182769025OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q109222554
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