5. Freshwater Lochs

To visit every freshwater loch with a surface area of 2.5 acres (1 hectare) or more. A total of 527 lochs appear in the following list, all of which have been visited. An asterisk indicates where an unnamed loch is referred to a named loch or feature. For example ‘West Loch, E of (Hildasay, Scalloway)’ refers to the unnamed loch east of the West Loch, in the island of Hildasay. Project completed.

Aesha, Papa Stour
Aith, Bressay
Aithness, Bressay
Aithsness, NNW of Aith (West Mainland)
Arg, Wester Skeld
Arthur’s Loch, SE of West Burrafirth
Assater, Urafirth (Northmavine)
Asta, NNE of Scalloway
Bardister, Walls
Basta, Basta ( Yell)
Bays Water, W of Brae (North Mainland)
Beena Water (HU4998), Yell
Beith, North Roe
Bellister, North Nesting
Belmont, Unst
Benston, South Nesting
Beosetter, Bressay
Beosetter, Bressay
Beosetter, Bressay
Beosetter, Bressay
Berrarunies Loch, S of Effirth (West Mainland)
Birka Water, North Roe
*Birka Water, 500 m E of ( North Roe)
Birrier, SSE of Vatsetter (Yell)
Birriesgirt, NNW of West Sandwick (Yell)
Black Loch, N of Watlee Loch (Unst)
Black Loch, Wadbister (Tingwall)
Black Mire, Esha Ness
Black Water, Esha Ness
Black Water, W of Brettabister (North Nesting)
Blackhill, Muckle Roe
Bordigarth, ENE of Graven (Sullom Voe)
Bordigarth, Esha Ness
Braehoulland, Esha Ness
Braewick, Esha Ness
Brandi Water, S of Hamar (Northmavine)
Breck, WSW of Walls
Breckon, Esha Ness
*Brecksie, 550 m N of (Uyeasound, Unst)
Brecksie, N of Uyeasound (Unst)
Brei Water of Nibon, SE of Nibon (Northmavine)
*Brei Water, E of (WNW of Mangaster)
Brei Water, S of Lunning (Lunnasting)
Brei Water, WNW of Mangaster (Northmavine)
Breibister, Walls
Bretto, W of the Loch of Girlsta
Brettoo Loch, North Roe
Brindister, NNE of Easter Quarff
Broo Loch, N of Scalloway
Brough, Bressay
Brough, W of Cullivoe ( Yell)
Brouster, Upper Loch of (Bridge of Walls)
Brow, South Mainland
Brunatwatt, W of Bridge of Walls
Bu Water, Whalsay
Burga Water, N of Walls
Burga Water, N of Walls
Burga Water, S of Vidlin (Lunnasting)
*Burga Water, SE of (N of Walls)
*Burga Water, SE of (N of Walls)
Burki Waters, Muckle Roe
Burki Waters, Muckle Roe
Burki Waters, Muckle Roe
Burland, Trondra
Burraland, Northmavine
Burwick, Scalloway
Cleva Water, SSW of Lunning (Lunnasting)
Clickimin, Lerwick
Cliff, Unst
Clings Water, Clousta (West Mainland)
Cliva Lochs, N side of Ronas Voe (Northmavine)
Clodis Water, NW of Gossabrough (Yell)
Clousta, West Mainland
Clubba Water, SE of Collafirth (Delting)
Clubbi Shuns, North Roe
Clubbi Shuns, North Roe
Clumlie, South Mainland
Collaster, N of Effirth (West Mainland)
Collaster, Sandness
Colvister, W of Colvister (Yell)
Couster, NW of Easter Quarff
Craagles Water, Tingon (Northmavine)
Craagles Water, Tingon (Northmavine)
Cro Water, NNE of West Yell (Yell)
Cro Waters, WNW of Grimister (Yell)
Cro Waters, WNW of Grimister (Yell)
Croo Loch, Hill of Ure (Esha Ness)
Croo Water, Funzie Ness (Fetlar)
Crookna Water, W of Heylor (Northmavine)
Culeryin, NE of Bridge of Walls
Cullivoe, Yell
Cuppa Water, W of the Loch of Girlsta
Cure Water, S of Hamar (Northmavine)
*Dale of Lumbister, N of (Yell)
*Dale of Lumbister, N of (Yell)
*Dale of Lumbister, N of (Yell)
Dallican Water, NNE of Vidlin (Lunnasting)
Dalsa Waters, SW of Kellister (West Mainland)
Dalsa Waters, SW of Kellister (West Mainland)
Dam Loch, Uyeasound (Unst)
Dandigeo, Muckle Roe
Dandy’s Water, Tingon (Northmavine)
Daney’s Loch, S of Kellister (West Mainland)
Djuba Water, ENE of West Burrafirth
Djuba Water, S of Bousta (Sandness)
Dridgeo, Loch of (Esha Ness)
Dutch Loch, Papa Stour
East Dalsa Water, ENE of Dale (Walls)
East Loch of Skaw, Whalsay
East Loch, Esha Ness
East Yell, S of Gossabrough (Yell)
Easter Loch, Uyeasound (Unst)
*Eela Water, by NW corner (E of Urafirth)
Eela Water, E of Urafirth (Northmavine)
Elvister, Walls
Evra Loch, N of the Lochs of Lumbister (Yell)
Evra Water, NE of Hamnavoe (Yell)
Fladdabister, South Mainland
Flangnafield Water, NNW of Mangaster
Flatpunds, N of Walls
Flossy Loch, SE of Scalloway
*Flossy Loch, WSW of (SE of Urafirth)
Flugarth, North Roe
Forse Water, S of Clousta (West Mainland)
Framgord, Esha Ness
Freester, South Nesting
Fugla Water, Lunna Ness
Fugla Water, NW Yell
Funzie, Fetlar
Galta Water, SE of Kellister (West Mainland)
Gards, Scatness (South Mainland)
Garth, Mill Loch of, N of Scalloway
Garth, S of Cullivoe ( Yell)
Gerda Water, NE of Vidlin (Lunnasting)
Gerdie Loch, Esha Ness
Gersfield Water, W of Heylor( Northmavine)
Gershon, East Burra
Gilsa Water, Muckle Roe
Girlsta, Central Mainland
Girsie Loch, W of the Loch of Girlsta
Gluss Water, Tingon (Northmavine)
Glussdale Water, N of Mangaster (Northmavine)
Gollins Water, SW of Lunning (Lunnasting)
Gonfirth, between Gonfirth and Voe
Gorda Water, Papa Stour
Gossa Water, between Scalloway and Lerwick
*Gossa Water, by SW corner in HU4899 (Yell)
Gossa Water, Easter Skeld
Gossa Water, NNE of West Yell (Yell)
Gossa Water, North Nesting
Gossa Water, Snarraness (West Mainland)
*Gossa Water, SW corner of HU4898 (Yell)
Gossa Water, Westing (Unst)
Gossa Water, WNW of Dalsetter (Yell)
Gossa Waters, Tingon (Northmavine)
Gossa Waters, Tingon (Northmavine)
Gossa Waters, Tingon (Northmavine)
Goster, S of Dale (Walls)
Grass Water, NE of Bridge of Walls
Graveland, NNW of Grimister (Yell)
Griesta, N of Scalloway
Grimsetter, Bressay
Grud Waters area, NW Yell
Grud Waters area, NW Yell
Grud Waters area, NW Yell
Gruna Water, Fetlar
Grunasound, West Burra
Grunnavoe, Walls
Gruting, West Mainland
Grutwick, Lunna Ness
Gudon, Gossabrough (Yell)
Gunnistay Waters, SW of Grimister (Yell)
Gutcher, Yell
Haggrister, SE of Mangaster (Northmavine)
Hamari Water, Fogrigarth (West Mainland)
Heights, N of (NNE of Gunnister, Northmavine)
*Heilia Water, N of (Bridge of Walls)
Heilia Water, Bridge of Walls
Heillia Waters, Tingon
Heimar Water, WNW of Petester (Unst)
Helga Water, NW of Hillswick
Helliers Water, Unst
Henry’s Loch, Easter Quarff
Heogland, SW of Uyeasound (Unst)
Hevdadale Water, North Roe
Hillwell, South Mainland
Hockland, SW of Effirth (West Mainland)
Hogaland, West Burra
Hogaland, West Burra
Hollorin, SE of West Burrafirth
Horse Water, N of Burravoe (Yell)
Hostigates, Vementry
Hostigates, Vementry
Houll, Whalsay
Houlland, Esha Ness
Houlland, N of Scalloway
Houlland, South Nesting
Houlls Water, NNW of Grimister (Yell)
Houlls Water, W of Brae (North Mainland)
Houllsquey, North Roe
Houlma Water, West Burrafirth
Housa Water, Wester Skeld
Housetter, North Roe
Houss, East Burra
Houster, Aith (West Mainland)
Hoversta, Sandwick (Unst)
Huesbreck, South Mainland
Hulma Water, WNW of Effirth
Huxter, Sandness
Huxter, Whalsay
Innis Loch, North Roe
Inniscord Lochs, North Roe
Inniscord Lochs, North Roe
Jamie Cheyne’s Loch, Scalloway
Johnnie Mann’s Loch, N of Mangaster
Katherine’s Water, S of Kellister (West Mainland)
Kebister, Lerwick
Kellister, ESE of (West Mainland)
Kellister, West Mainland
Kettlester, E of Hamnavoe (Yell)
Kilka Water, Muckle Roe
Kirk Loch, E of Breakon ( Yell)
Kirka Water, NW of Kellister (West Mainland)
Kirkabister, North Nesting
Kirkhouse Loch, Vidlin (Lunnasting)
Kirkhouse Water, N of Effirth (West Mainland)
Kirkigarth, Walls
Kirt Shun, NW of Sullom (Northmavine)
Kussa Waters, SSE of Gloup ( Yell)
Kussa Waters, SSE of Gloup ( Yell)
Kussa Waters, SSE of Gloup ( Yell)
Lairds Loch, Muckle Roe
Lamba Water, W of Weisdale (Central Mainland)
Lang Clodie Loch, North Roe
Lang Loch, NNW of Mangaster (Northmavine)
Lang Loch, West Burrafirth
Lang Lochs, SE of Scalloway
Lang Lochs, SE of Scalloway
Laxo Water, N of Laxo (Dury Voe)
Lergeo Water, Tingon (Northmavine)
Levenwick, South Mainland
Ling Ness, South Nesting
Little Eela Water, E of Urafirth (Northmavine)
Little Gossa Water (HU4899), Yell
Little Lunga Water, North Roe
Little Water, Whalsay
Littlester, Burravoe (Yell)
Littlure, WSW of Walls
Littlure, WSW of Walls
Livister, Whalsay
Loch Isbister, Whalsay
Loch of Roonies, Gletness (South Nesting)
Loch of the Andris, South Nesting
Loch of the Hadd, North Roe
Loch of the Hog-holm, North Roe
Loch of the Hog-holm, W of (North Roe)
Loch Vats-houll, Whalsay
Lochs of Lumbister, Yell
Lochs of Lumbister, Yell
Lochs of Lumbister, Yell
Long Loch, HU4359 (North Nesting)
Longa Water, E of Vidlin (Lunnasting)
Longa Water, NE of Colvadale (Unst)
Longa Water, NE of Westing (Unst)
Longa Water, NW of Laxfirth, Tingwall
Longa Water, SSE of Collafirth (Delting)
Longa Water, West Burrafirth
Longnecked Loch, W of the Loch of Girlsta
Loomsdale, WSW of Walls
Lunga Water of Nibon (NE of), SE of Nibon
Lunga Water of Nibon, SE of Nibon
Lunga Water, between Walls and Sandness
Lunga Water, NW of Wester Skeld
Lunga Water, W of Mangaster (Northmavine)
Lunga Water, West Sandwick (Yell)
Lunklet, ESE of East Burrafirth
Lunnister, NE of Mangaster (Northmavine)
Maa Loch, Vementry
Maa Water, W of Weisdale (Central Mainland)
Maamie of Garth, SE of Sandness
Maea Water, Sellafirth ( Yell)
Maggie Black’s Loch, Scalloway
Maggie Kettle’s Loch, NNE of Sullom
Mails, SSE of Boddam (South Mainland)
Many Crooks, North Roe
Many Crooks, North Roe
Many Crooks, North Roe
Many Crooks, North Roe
Marrofield Water, NE of East Burrafirth
Mauns Tulloch’s Waters, North Roe
Maw Loch, West Burrafirth
Melby, Sandness
Mill Loch of Gunnister, NE of Gunnister
Mill Loch of Nibon, Nibon (Northmavine)
Mill Loch of Ockran, Tingon (Northmavine)
Mill Loch, Muckle Roe (HU 3165)
Mill Loch, Muckle Roe (HU3163)
Mill Loch, Braewick (Esha Ness)
Mill Loch, E of Collafirth (Delting)
Mill Loch, E of West Burrafirth
Mill Loch, Foula
Mill Loch, N of West Sandwick (Yell)
Mill Loch, NE of Wethersta
Mill Loch, Newton (SE of West Burrafirth)
Mill Loch, NNE of Outrabister (Lunna Ness)
Mill Loch, SSE of Hamnavoe (Lunna Ness)
Mill Loch, SSE of Uyea (North Roe)
Mill Loch, SW of Grimister (Yell)
Mill Lochs of Sandvoe, North Roe
Mill Lochs of Sandvoe, North Roe
Mill Lochs of Sandvoe, North Roe
Mill Lochs of Stovabreck, NNW of Hillswick
Mill Lochs of Stovabreck, NNW of Hillswick
Mill Pond, East Burra
Mioness, Mio Ness (Yell Sound)
Mirka Water (HU4999), Yell
Mirka Water, S of Lunning (Lunnasting)
Moo Water, South Nesting
Moora Waters, NNW of Mangaster
Moora Waters, NNW of Mangaster
Moosa Water, North Roe
Moshella Lochs, North Roe
Moshella Lochs, North Roe
Mousa Water, WNW of Bridge of Walls
*Mousavord Loch, NE of (Sandness
*Mousavord Loch, NE of (Sandness)
Mousavord Loch, Sandness
*Mousavord Loch, SE of (Sandness)
Muckla Water, Muckle Roe
Muckla Water, Esha Ness
Muckle Loch of Linga, West Linga (Whalsay)
Muckle Lunga Water, North Roe
Muckle Vandra Water, SW of Mid Yell (Yell)
*Muckle Ward, E of (Vementry)
Murraster, Bridge of Walls
Muskra Loch, SSW of Cullivoe ( Yell)
Neapaback, Burravoe (Yell)
Neogar Shun, ENE of Hamar (Northmavine)
Neshion Water, NNE of Graven (Sullom Voe)
Ness Loch, Sandness
Ness-houlls Water, S of Urafirth (Northmavine)
Njugals Water, NE of Scalloway
Noons Water, SE of West Sandwick (Yell
Norby, Sandness
North Aywick, NNE of Aywick (Yell)
North Loch, Vidlin (Lunnasting)
North Shun, SSE of Gonfirth
North Water, NW of Petester (Unst)
North-house, N of Twatt (West Mainland)
Northgrind Loch, Lunna (Lunna Ness)
*Northra Voe, W of (Vementry)
Northstow, Esha Ness
Nuckro Water, Whalsay
Ollas Water, SE of Vidlin (Lunnasting)
Orwick Water, Muckle Roe
Otter Loch, NW of Scatsta (Sullom Voe)
*Oxna Field, W of (West Burrafirth)
Papil Water, Fetlar
Papil, N of Cullivoe ( Yell)
Papil, West Burra
Peter’s Water, E of Snarraness (West Mainland)
Petta Water, SSE of Voe
Pettadale Water, North Roe
Punds Lochs, S of Nibon (Northmavine)
Punds Lochs, S of Nibon (Northmavine)
Punds Water, ESE of Hamar (Northmavine)
Punds Water, NW of Mangaster (Northmavine)
Punds Water, Tingon (HU2481)
Punds Water, Tingon (HU2482)
Quassawall Loch, SE of West Burrafirth
Queina Waters, North Roe
Quiensetter, SW of Gonfirth
Quilsa Shun, Aith (Central Mainland)
Quinni Loch, HU4459 (North Nesting)
Quinnigeo, SW of Walls
Quoy, Westing (Unst)
Raavigeo, Muckle Roe
Restna Lochs, NE of Dale (Walls)
Restna Lochs, NE of Dale (Walls)
Reva, Vementry
Robie Glen’s Loch, SSE of West Burrafirth
Rodageo, Muckle Roe
Roer Water, North Roe
*Roer Water, NE of ( North Roe)
Rotten Loch, SE of West Burrafirth
Round Loch, E of West Burrafirth
Ruff Loch, West Burra
Ruskets Water, NE of West Burrafirth
Rusness, Muckle Roe
Sae Water, SE of Voe (Delting)
Sae Waters, North Roe
Sae Waters, North Roe
Sand Vatn, Bressay
Sand Water, Culswick
Sand Water, NE of Graven (Sullom Voe)
Sand Water, NNE of Easter Skeld
Sand Water, NNE of West Sandwick (Yell)
Sand Water, NW of Effirth
Sand Water, Sellafirth ( Yell)
Sand Water, SSE of Collafirth (Delting)
Sand Water, Tingon (Northmavine)
Sand Water, W of Catfirth (South Nesting)
*Sandvoe, W of ( North Roe)
Sandwick, West Burra
Sandwick, Whalsay
Sandy Loch, Lerwick
Sandy Lochs, North Roe
Sandy Lochs, NE of Hamar (Northmavine)
Sandy Lochs, NE of Hamar (Northmavine)
*Sandy Voe, Oxna (Scalloway)
Sandy Water (HU4998), Yell
Sandy Water, North Roe
*Sandy Water, NW of ( North Roe)
Scarf Water, Wester Skeld
Scarvie Loch, S of Nibon ( Northmavine)
Scarvister, SSE of Wester Skeld
Scattlands, West Sandwick (Yell)
Scora Water, NNE of Mangaster (Northmavine)
Seligeo, Bressay
Seligeo, Papa Stour
Semblister, S of Bixter (West Mainland)
Setter, Bressay
Setter, Clousta (West Mainland)
Setter, Lower Loch of (North Roe)
Setter, Upper Loch of ( North Roe)
Setter, West Yell (Yell)
Setterness, Lunna (Lunna Ness)
Sholmawick, Papa Stour
Shuna Little, N of Effirth (West Mainland)
Sigla Water, S of Basta ( Yell)
Sinna Water, N of Mangaster (Northmavine)
Skaaga, S of Huxter (Sandness)
Skelberry, North Roe
Skellister, South Nesting
Skierda Water, SSE of Urafirth (Northmavine)
Skula Water, N of Bridge of Walls
Skutes Water, Fetlar
Sma Lochs, NW of Walls
Sma Lochs, NW of Walls
Sma Lochs, NW of Walls
Smalla Waters, SSE of West Burrafirth
Smalla Waters, SSE of West Burrafirth
Smalla Waters, SSE of West Burrafirth
Smalla Waters, SSE of West Burrafirth
*Smerla Water, by SW side (SE of Gonfirth)
Smerla Water, SE of Gonfirth
Smirnadale Water, NE of Gunnister
Snabrough, Unst
Snarravoe, Unst
Soolmisvird Water, SE of Nibon (Northmavine)
Sotersta, Culswick
South Loch Stofast, Lunna Ness
Spiggie, South Mainland
Stanefield, Whalsay
Stanes Water, NNE of Mangaster (Northmavine)
Stanevatsoe Loch, SE of Sandness
Starns Water, NNE of Vidlin (Lunnasting)
Stavaness, North Nesting
Stourhoull, Unst
Stubba Water, SE of Hamar (Northmavine)
*Sulma Water, S of (S of West Burrafirth)
*Sulma Water, S of (S of West Burrafirth)
Sulma Water, S of West Burrafirth
Sulma-ness, S of West Burrafirth
Sung, Mid Walls
Swabie Water, North Roe
Swarta Shun, E of West Sandwick (Yell)
The Brough, Culswick
Tingwall, NNE of Scalloway
Tirrack Loch, North Roe
Tirsa Water, W of Girlsta (Tingwall)
Tonga Water, North Roe
Town Loch, Muckle Roe
Trebister, Lerwick
Trolla Water, W of Girlsta (Tingwall)
Trolladale Water, SE of Gunnister
*Trolligarths, loch at (N of Walls)
Trona Mires, Fetlar
Trona Mires, Fetlar
Trona Water, E of Lumbister (Yell)
Trondavoe, NNE of Brae (North Mainland)
Troswickness, near Clumlie (South Mainland)
Truggles Water, W of Weisdale
Turdale Water, NW of Effirth (West Mainland)
Turri Water, Culswick
Ullins Water, Bressay
Ulsta, NE of Ulsta (Yell)
Urafirth, N of Urafirth (Northmavine)
Ustaness, N of Scalloway
Vaara, E of Clousta (West Mainland)
Valtigarth, Sandness
Vatnagarth, Sandwick Unst)
Vatsetter, S of Maywick (South Mainland)
Vatsetter, Vatsetter (Yell)
Vatster, N of Laxfirth (Tingwall)
Vatswick, Burravoe (Yell)
Vigga, Unst
Virda Loch, NW of Walls
Virda Vatn, Kettla Ness (West Burra)
Virdi Water, NW of Grimister (Yell)
Vivilie Loch, Culswick
Voe, SE of Voe (Delting)
Vollister, by Whale Firth (Yell)
Voxterby, N of Bridge of Walls
Waters of Cruss, Fetlar
Waters of Cruss, Fetlar
Watlee, Unst
Watsness, S of Dale (Walls)
West Loch of Skaw, Whalsay
*West Loch, E of (Hildasay, Scalloway)
West Loch, Esha Ness
West Loch, Hildasay (Scalloway)
West Mill Loch of Hamar, Northmavine
*Wester Water, SE of (SW of South Gluss)
Wester Water, SW of South Gluss (Northmavine)
Westerwick, W of Silwick (West Mainland)
Whirls Water, NW of Laxfirth, Tingwall
Whitebrigs, NNW of Bridge of Walls
Whitelaw Loch, Aith (Central Mainland)
Wick, between Scalloway and Lerwick
Willa Water, Fetlar
Windhouse, NW of Mid Yell (Yell)
Winna Water, SW of Lunning (Lunnasting)
Winneries, Lunna Ness
Winyadepla, Fetlar
Wormadale, North Water of, N of Scalloway
Wormadale, South Water of, N of Scalloway