Nuckro Water

Nuckro Water

Nuckro Water is a loch of southeastern Whalsay, Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is located to the east of the Loch of Stanefield, northwest of Treawick and southwest of Isbister, passes by the main road on its eastern side.^[1] Also known as Nuckra, Nyker, or Nyuggle, the name comes from the water spirit said to haunt lonely places. There is a disused quarry just to the northeast and the remains of a prehistoric house nearby. On the southeastern side, across the road near the source of Falsa Burn is an unroofed building, which was probably used as a mill; it was shown on the 1st OS map of Orkney and Shetland in 1882.^[2] In the southeastern corner of the loch there are stepping stones across the water.

Looking west across the frozen Nuckro Water.
Prehistoric house

References

↑ "Nuckro Water, HU 569 635 GB Grid". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
↑ "Site Record for Whalsay, Nuckro Water". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 3 February 2013.

Coordinates: 60°21′05″N 0°58′16″W / 60.35143°N 0.970983°W / 60.35143; -0.970983

Whalsay

Settlements	Brough Challister Clate Hamister Huxter Isbister Marrister New Park North Park Saltness Sandwick Skaw Sodom Symbister Treawick Tripwell Vaivoe Vats-houll

Geography	Bays, cliffs, and headlands: List of coastal features of Whalsay Linga Sound Islets: East Linga Holm of Sandwick Inner Holm of Skaw Isbister Holm Mooa Nista Outer Holm of Skaw Rumble Skate of Marrister West Linga Hills: Setter Hill Lochs: Little Water Loch of Houll Loch of Huxter Loch of Isbister Loch of Livister Loch of Sandwick Loch of Stanefield Loch of Vats-houll Nuckro Water East Loch of Skaw West Loch of Skaw Streams: Breiwick Burn Falsa Burn Scarfmoor Burn

Archaeological sites	Benie Hoose Huxter Fort Peerie Roonie House Pettigarths Field Cairns Standing Stones of Yoxie

Buildings	Pier House Museum Symbister House Whalsay airstrip Whalsay Parish Church Whalsay School

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