Hoglinns Water

Hoglinns Water is a small freshwater loch in the south of the island of Hoy, Orkney. It drains in to Heldale Water via Hoglinns Burn. The loch was surveyed in 1906 by Sir John Murray and later charted as part of the Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.

Photo: Roger McLachlan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Melsetter House, Hoy and Tor Ness Lighthouse.

Melsetter House, Hoy

Historic building

Melsetter House, Hoy

Photo: Wolfgang Schlick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Melsetter House, Hoy is a historic building, which is situated 1½ miles southeast of Hoglinns Water.

Tor Ness Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Tor Ness Lighthouse

Photo: Calum McRoberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tor Ness Lighthouse is situated 1½ miles south of Hoglinns Water.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brims and Longhope.

Brims

Locality

Photo: Calum McRoberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Brims is a village at the southern point of the island of Hoy, in Orkney, Scotland. Brims is situated 3 miles southeast of Hoglinns Water.

Longhope

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Longhope is a coastal settlement on the island of South Walls, in Orkney, Scotland. Longhope is situated 3½ miles east of Hoglinns Water.

Lyness

Village

Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lyness is a village on the east coast of the island of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland. Lyness is situated 4 miles northeast of Hoglinns Water.

Hoglinns Water

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

58.80197° or 58° 48′ 7″ north

Longitude

-3.30013° or 3° 18′ 1″ west

Open location code

9CCRRM2X+QW

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

Wikidata ID

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Highlights: Skird Hill and The Berry.

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Places to explore: Loch of Torness and Memorial Cross.

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