Loch of Hundland

Loch of Hundland
Hundland loch
Coordinates	59°6′58″N 3°14′3″W / 59.11611°N 3.23417°WCoordinates: 59°6′58″N 3°14′3″W / 59.11611°N 3.23417°W[1]
Type	Freshwater loch
Primary outflows	Burn of Kirbuster [2]
Basin countries	Scotland
Max. length	1.3 mi (2.1 km)[2]
Max. width	0.5 mi (0.80 km)[2]
Surface area	100.8 ha (0.389 sq mi)[1]
Average depth	4 ft (1.2 m)[2]
Max. depth	7 ft (2.1 m)[2]
Water volume	51,000,000 cu ft (1,400,000 m^3)[2]
Surface elevation	25 m (82 ft)[1]
Islands	6 islets[1]

The Loch of Hundland is a shallow freshwater loch in the parish of Birsay in the north west of the mainland of Orkney. The loch lies between the larger lochs of Swannay and Boardhouse and acts as the main water catchment for Loch of Boardhouse. It has a great variety of aquatic plants including species that are unusual locally and nationally, and many types of birds including waders, gulls, larks and ducks that nest or use the loch.^[3] It is also popular for trout fishing.^[4]

The loch was surveyed^[2] in 1906 by James Murray and later charted^[5] as part of the Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909. ^[6]

References

1. "Loch of Hundland, Orkney". British Lakes. 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
2. "Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909, Lochs of Orkney". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
3. "Natural Heritage, Annex 1: Local Nature Conservation Sites" (PDF). Orkney Island Council. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
4. "The Lochs of Orkney". Orkney Trout Fishing. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
5. "View: Lochs of Boardhouse, Hundland and Swannay - Bathymetrical Survey, 1897-1909". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
6. Murray, John; Pullar, Laurence (1910). Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland during the years 1897 to 1909: report on scientific results. Edinburgh: National Library of Scotland.