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Loch of Stenness

1 m3 ft
Tonight
7°CCloudy · Wind 9 km/h W

Loch of Stenness is a lake at 1 m above sea level in Scotland, United Kingdom.

All facts
Surface elevation
1 m
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3D map

Loch of Stenness 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 4 × 4 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Loch of Stenness terrain and contours

2 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 10 mShowing west → east through the centre

Loch of Stenness elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Loch of Stenness weather

Tonight · Cloudy · 7°C (45°F) · Wind 9 km/h W

Loch of Stenness forecast for about 1 m.

  • Tonight7°–9 km/h W
  • Today5°9°16.6 mm56 km/h SE
  • Sun8°10°12.7 mm72 km/h NW
  • Mon9°10°7.3 mm43 km/h W
  • Tue9°13°7.9 mm61 km/h SW
  • Wed9°9°3.1 mm43 km/h W
  • Thu9°11°0.1 mm27 km/h SE
  • Fri11°11°2.7 mm33 km/h SE
  • Sat9°11°19.3 mm37 km/h SE
  • Sun8°9°13.4 mm18 km/h NW

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 24, 01:17 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Loch of Stenness

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Loch of Stenness, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest parking

    Brodgar Stone Circle

    1.2 km ENE · +2 more within 2.5 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Point of Ness Campsite

    5.9 km SSW

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 4
PlaceDistance
Brodgar Stone CircleParking1.2 km ENE
Stones Of Stenness car parkParking2.5 km ESE
Parking2.5 km ESE
Point of Ness CampsiteCampsite5.9 km SSW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 4 × 4 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 100% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
100.0%
Moderate, 15–30°
0.0%
Steep, 30–45°
0.0%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.0% of the 16 km² view
Relief in view
39 m low point -0 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Water 64.0%Grassland 31.1%Cropland 3.9%Wetland 0.7%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 2 km; 189 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Meadowsweet44
  • Mute Swan41
  • Bell Heather33
  • Common heather30
  • Garden Tiger29
  • Ragwort22
Where it sits

Where Loch of Stenness sits

Region
Scotland153United Kingdom371Europe2,143
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
Downloads

Loch of Stenness downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025 (scene 2025-09-08)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Panorama
Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast
Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia