Loch of Boardhouse, Birsay

Name: Loch of Boardhouse
Address: Birsay, United Kingdom

#4 among attractions in Birsay

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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The Loch of Boardhouse is a freshwater loch in the parish of Birsay in the north west of the mainland of Orkney, Scotland. It acts as a reservoir for public water supply and is popular for trout fishing. Nearby are the Loch of Hundland and the Loch of Swannay. ()

Length: 2 miWidth: 3485 ftMaximum depth: 10 ftElevation: 46 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 59°6'49"N, 3°16'45"W

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Birsay United Kingdom

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Loch of Boardhouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Skara Brae, Earl's Palace, Brough of Birsay, Skaill House.

5 miSW
Europe's most complete neolithic village
Skara Brae, Stromness
128 min walk • Nestled on the windswept shores of Sandwick in Orkney, Scotland, lies Skara Brae, one of the most remarkable prehistoric sites in Europe. This Neolithic settlement, which dates back to approximately 3180 BCE, provides a unique window into the lives of our ancestors...
1.7 miNW
Forts and castles
Earl's Palace, Birsay
44 min walk • The Earl's Palace in Birsay, Orkney, Scotland, is a ruined 16th-century castle. It was built by Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney, illegitimate son of King James V and his mistress Euphemia Elphinstone. The palace is in the care of Historic Environment Scotland as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
2.7 miNW
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Brough of Birsay, Birsay
69 min walk • The unmanned Brough of Birsay Lighthouse lighthouse was built in 1925 by David A Stevenson. It is located on the Brough of Birsay, an uninhabited tidal island off the north west coast of Mainland in Orkney, Scotland, in the parish of Birsay.
5 miSW
Architecture
Skaill House, Stromness
127 min walk • Skaill House is a historic manor house in Sandwick parish on Mainland, the largest of the Orkney Islands, Scotland. The house overlooks the neolithic site, Skara Brae, and the Bay of Skaill.
3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch of Swannay, Mainland
77 min walk • The Loch of Swannay is the most northerly loch on the mainland of Orkney and lies within the parish of Birsay in the north west of the island. It is an elliptically shaped, freshwater loch and is close to the lochs of Hundland and Boardhouse.
1.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch of Hundland, Birsay
41 min walk • The Loch of Hundland is a shallow freshwater loch in the parish of Birsay in the north west of the mainland of Orkney, Scotland. The loch lies between the larger lochs of Swannay and Boardhouse and acts as the main water catchment for Loch of Boardhouse.
4 miSE
Watermill
Dounby Click Mill, Mainland
102 min walk • Dounby Click Mill is a mill located on the Mainland of Orkney, in Scotland. It is the last of the horizontal or "Norse" watermills of Orkney still in working order. The mill is constructed with drystone walls and roofed with flagstones and turf.
2.1 miNW
Stela
Buckquoy spindle-whorl, Birsay
55 min walk • The Buckquoy spindle-whorl is an Ogham-inscribed spindle-whorl dating from the Early Middle Ages, probably the 8th century, which was found in 1970 in Buckquoy, Birsay, Orkney, Scotland.
5.9 miE
Church
Eynhallow Church, Eynhallow
151 min walk • Eynhallow Church is a medieval church located on the uninhabited island of Eynhallow in Orkney, Scotland. The church dates back to the 12th-century and is thought to have originally been a monastery.
5.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch of Bosquoy, Mainland
131 min walk • The Loch of Bosquoy is a small, shallow, rhomboid shaped loch on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland situated just off the north east corner of the Loch of Harray.
2.6 miNW
Island
Brough of Birsay
66 min walk • One of the main attractions on the Brough of Birsay is the remains of a Norse settlement, dating back to the 8th century. Visitors can wander around the well-preserved ruins of a Norse church and dwellings, gaining insight into the lives of the early settlers in this...