Loch of Stenness

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location = Orkney, Scotland
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type = freshwater loch
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The Loch of Stenness together with the Loch of Harray is one of the largest freshwater lochs of Mainland, OrkneyWilson, Rev. John "The Gazetteer of Scotland" (Edinburgh, 1882) Published by W. & A.K. Johnstone] . In Old Norse their names are "Steinnesvatn" Pedersen, Roy (January 1992) "Orkneyjar ok Katanes" (map, Inverness, Nevis Print)] and "Heraðvatn" respectively. They are named for the nearby parishes of Harray and Stenness.

It communicates with the tidal currents of Hoy Sound, at 3.25 miles northeast of Stromness, and has somewhat the form of the letter "V", with two arms 3.50 and 4.50 miles long, meeting in acute angle at about two miles (3 km) east-northeast of the point of communication with the tidal currents. It is partly flanked with the scene of much of the action in Walter Scott's "The Pirate". Upon the peninsula are to be found the Standing Stones of Stenness.

References

This article incorporates text from -Wilson, Rev. John "The Gazetteer of Scotland" (Edinburgh, 1882) Published by W. & A.K. Johnstone