📌 Loch in Kirkwall, Orkney Mainland
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The Peedie Sea (small sea) or Peerie Sea is the remnant of what once used to be a much larger, marshy loch which used to occupy much of the flat basin on which western Kirkwall is now built – probably an extension of the Bay of Kirkwall. As the town expanded, competition for land grew, leading to the construction of an “ayre” or spit blocking off the marshy area from the ocean. Most of the newly landlocked lake was then reclaimed, leaving a largish pond now inhabited by ducks, swans, gulls and model yachts. It makes for a pleasant stroll at any time of year.
🌍 Location
📌 South side of Ayre Road, 5-min walk west of Kirkwall town centre
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: HY 445111
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 58.983108,-2.966858
🚌 Bus to Kirkwall | 🚢 Kirkwall ferry terminal (nearby) or Hatston ferry terminal (1 mi)
🚗 Car park on Muddisdale Road
📝 Key info
⌚ Always open
🎫 Free
