Loch of Skivar

Loch of Skivar is a lake in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Loch of Skivar is situated nearby to North Ronaldsay Lighthouse, as well as near Dennis Loch.

Type: Body of water
Description: lake on North Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Loch of Sjaivar” and “Loch of Sjaivar / Skivar”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include North Ronaldsay Lighthouse and Trolla Vatn.

North Ronaldsay Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: John Tustin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

North Ronaldsay Lighthouse was built in 1854 on the island of North Ronaldsay in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, just over 40 years after Dennis Head Old Beacon was deactivated in the early 1800s. North Ronaldsay Lighthouse is situated 810 feet northwest of Loch of Skivar.

Trolla Vatn

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Trolla Vatn is situated 1,700 feet northwest of Loch of Skivar.

Dennis Loch

Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dennis Loch is situated 1,600 feet southeast of Loch of Skivar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ancumtoun and Bustatoun.

Ancumtoun is a small settlement in the north of the island of North Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Cross and Burness. Ancumtoun is situated 1½ miles west of Loch of Skivar.

Bustatoun

Hamlet

Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bustatoun is a village on the island of North Ronaldsay, in Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Cross and Burness. Bustatoun is situated 2½ miles southwest of Loch of Skivar.

Loch of Skivar

Category: lake
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

59.38787° or 59° 23′ 16″ north

Longitude

-2.37882° or 2° 22′ 44″ west

Open location code

9CFV9JQC+4F

OpenStreetMap ID

way 203159894

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

Wikidata ID

Q109192642

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Satellite Map

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Highlights include Scottiegar Loch and Dennis Head Old Beacon.

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