Sandy Loch

Sandy Loch is a lake in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Sandy Loch is situated nearby to the peak Round Hill, as well as near Cuilags.

Type: Body of water
Description: lake on Hoy, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Sandy Lochs”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ward Hill and Cuilags.

Ward Hill

Peak

Photo: Grinner, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ward Hill is a hill on the island of Hoy in Orkney, Scotland. It lies at the north of the island between Moaness and Rackwick, and is the highest point in both Orkney and the Scottish Northern Isles at an elevation of 481 m.

Cuilags

Peak

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cuilags is a peak.

Hoy, Braebister

Archaeological site

Photo: Roger McLachlan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hoy, Braebister is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ miles north of Sandy Loch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rora Head and Stromness.

Rora Head

Locality

Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rora Head is a locality, which is situated 3½ miles southwest of Sandy Loch.

Stromness

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Stromness is a port on the Mainland of the Orkney Islands, with a population of roughly 2200. To the Vikings, Straumsnes meant the headland just south, where a fierce tide rips between Scapa Flow and the Atlantic; get past that and you came safely into Hamnavoe or "peaceful harbour" where the town now stands.