The Loch of Kirbister is a small, shallow, somewhat triangular-shaped loch located on Mainland Orkney, Scotland, in the parish of Orphir. It lies 5 mi (8.0 km) southwest of Kirkwall on a cultivated land between two hills. There is a small turf-covered islet known as the Groundwater of Holm just off the eastern shore of the loch. It measures 37 m (121 ft) by 19 m (62 ft) and exhibits stone traces of an oval structure and a small projecting pier.[2] The loch is a popular spot for trout fishing. Located on the lodge of the loch is the Orkney Trout Fishing Association which operates a hatchery at the Kirbister pumphouse.[3]
| Loch of Kirbister | |
|---|---|
| Kirbister loch, Loch of Orphir[1] | |
 Looking roughly SW over moorland down to the loch. | |
  Loch of Kirbister | |
| Location | Mainland Orkney, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 58°57′08″N 3°5′36″W / 58.95222°N 3.09333°W |
| Type | freshwater loch |
| several burns[1] | |
| Mill burn at south end in to Waulkmill Bay[1] | |
| 8 mi2 (21 km2)[1] | |
| Basin countries | Scotland |
| Max. length | 1.25 mi (2.01 km)[1] |
| Max. width | 0.5 mi (0.80 km)[1] |
Surface area | 227 acres (0.92 km2)[1] |
Average depth | 4 ft (1.2 m)[1] |
| Max. depth | 6 ft (1.8 m)[1] |
Water volume | 41,000,000 ft3 (1,200,000 m3)[1] |
Surface elevation | 52 ft (16 m)[1] |
| Islands | Holm of Groundwater[2] |
Mill Burn, the southern outflow from the loch, was used to power the 18th-century Kirbister Mill.[4]
The loch was surveyed[1] in 1903 by T.N. Johnston and R.C. Marshall and later charted [5] as part of Sir John Murray's The Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.[6]
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909, Lochs of Orkney". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- 1 2 "Loch of Kirbister - Groundwater of Holm". Canmore. RCAHMS. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ↑ "New trout hatchery at Kirbister". Orkney Trout Fishing Association. OTFA. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ↑ "Kirbister Mill". Canmore. RCAHMS. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ↑ "Muckle & Peerie Waters; Loch of Isbister; Loch of Sabiston; Loch of Kirbister; Loch of Tankerness (Vol. 6, Plates 91 & 92) - Bathymetrical Survey, 1897-1909 - National Library of Scotland". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 11 August 2013.[dead link]
- ↑ Murray, John; Pullar, Laurence (1910). Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland during the years 1897 to 1909: report on scientific results. Edinburgh. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
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