Hoglinns Water, Hoy

Name: Hoglinns Water
Address: Hoy, United Kingdom

#6 among attractions in Hoy

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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. ()

Length: 1742 ftWidth: 1056 ftMaximum depth: 57 ftCoordinates: 58°48'8"N, 3°18'1"W

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Hoy United Kingdom

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Hoglinns Water – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hackness Martello Tower, RNLB Thomas McCunn, Needle, Fara.

5.5 miE
Historical place, Tower
Hackness Martello Tower, South Walls
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Ship
RNLB Thomas McCunn, Hoy
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0.9 miSW
Climbing
Needle
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5.5 miNE
Island
Fara
139 min walk • Fara is a small island in Orkney, Scotland, lying in Scapa Flow between the islands of Flotta and Hoy. It has been uninhabited since the 1960s.
5.4 miNE
Island
Rysa Little
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7.2 miNE
Island
Cava
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