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Fishing Galore, Harray Loch, Harray, Orkney, KW17

Land size
0.54 acres

Key Features

  • Outstanding opportunity in stunning location
  • 0.54 Acre Site offering potential for multiple uses
  • High demand location with access to Harray Loch for fishing
  • Close to major internationally renowned attractions
  • Bid now! To avoid missing out

Description

Do not miss out on this outstanding opportunity to land in one of Scotland's most desirable locations.

0.54 acre site with fishing rights and access to the renowned Loch of Harray, the largest loch on Orkney Mainland close to the World Heritage Neolithic Sites; The Stones of Stenness and Ring of Brodgar. Close to beautiful beaches, shipwrecks at Scapa Flow and the Prehistoric Skara Brae Village.

Amazing location only 20 minutes from the Island's main town- Kirkwall, 20 minutes from St Magnus Cathedral, the Italian Chapel and 30 minutes from Kirkwall Airport, with regular flights to and from the UK mainland.

The land in question includes a broch, which is a scheduled monument. This monument is called  Burrian, broch, NE shore of Loch Harray (SM1429) and the scheduled area covers the whole peninsula the broch is sited on,  the vast majority of the land that is up for auction. The legal documents describing the extent of the protected scheduled area can be found here: Burrian, broch SM1429 and the area can be viewed on the designation map here.

Any development within the scheduled area require prior written consent from Historic Environment Scotland their webpage contains information on Scheduled Monument Consent | Historic Environment Scotland | HES

Harry Loch is widely regarded as the Jewel in the Crown for freshwater fishing in the North of Scotland and is famed for the abundance of trout, drawing fishing enthusiast from across Europe- with a particular demand for access to the waters from March to October.

Well-regarded International Sporting Holiday firm River and Green regularly bring high nett worth clients to Loch of Harray and regard it as some of the best wild Brown Trout fishing available in the UK.

The winter months entice hunters of wild fowl with a particular demand for the famed local geese. The hunting season in Orkney runs from October to April.

This land is free from council tax, free from capital gains and can be enjoyed for generations.

The land contains potentially significant archaeological artifact.

The nearby Merkister Hotel enjoys a stellar reputation, is extremely popular with visitors for it's excellent food and hospitality and is highly recommended by Braveheart Auctions.

Boat Hire and days trips are available at the Merkister.

Orkney is famous for it's incredible native wildlife with the islands calling themselves home to many internationally important populations of wildlife including puffins, otters, white tailed eagles, dolphins and seals. Orkney is one of the best places in the UK to see whales with Humpbacks, Sperm whales, Minke, Pilot Whales and Orcas regularly spotted
in the waters around the isles.

Located 10 miles north of mainland Scotland, Orkney is an archipelago of 70 islands, 20 of which are inhabited. Like many islands, Orkney does not have mammals such as foxes, badgers, weasels and, until recently, stoats. This has allowed many species of ground-nesting birds and the Orkney vole, a distinct sub-species found nowhere else in the world, to thrive.

Site has been measured by GPS and is marked out on the ground for ease of identification.

This lot will be sold under auction terms and conditions by Braveheart Auctions.

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Date Posted
2026-07-30

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1.8 Gbps

Superfast · available to 14% of premises

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Stenness Community School2.5 miles
    Pupils
    26
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Dounby Community School3.1 miles
    Pupils
    133
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Firth Primary School3.9 miles
    Pupils
    76
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Stromness Primary School5 miles
    Pupils
    127
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Orphir Community School6.5 miles
    Pupils
    31
    Type
    Non-denominational

Secondary

  • Stromness Academy4.4 miles
    Pupils
    338
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Kirkwall Grammar School10 miles
    Pupils
    861
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Westray Junior High School22 miles
    Pupils
    35
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Stronsay Junior High School23 miles
    Pupils
    16
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Sanday Community School27 miles
    Pupils
    25
    Type
    Non-denominational

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: planning activity, heritage and any flood history here are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Asda Dounby Express Petrol, Dounby3.2 miles
Co-op Stromness - Ferry Road, Stromness4.6 miles
Co-op Kirkwall, Kirkwall9.3 miles

GP surgery

Dounby Surgery3.2 miles

Pharmacy

Norsepharm Ltd3.2 miles

Walking trail

Netherbrough Circular281 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

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Getting Around

Nearest station

Thurso Rail Station32 miles

Nearest bus stop

Ring of Brodgar1.3 miles

Typical drive times

Thurso2 hr 11 min · 62 miles
Kirkwall22 min · 12 miles
Stromness19 min · 11 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From SEPA flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Within SEPA's mapped river flood extentMapped risk

Surface water

No mapped surface water riskLower risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)

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