Loch Shurrery


Loch Shurrery is a small, shallow, lowland freshwater loch lying approximately south west of Thurso in the Scottish Highlands. The loch has a somewhat elliptical shape with a perimeter of. It is approximately long, has an average depth of and is at its deepest. The loch was surveyed on 6 October 1902 by John Parsons and T.R.H. Garrett and later charted as part of Sir John Murray's Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909. A dam lies to the north end of the loch.
Approximately from the northern end of the loch are the archaeological remains of an Iron Age hut circle with a medium-sized oval house. Some pottery was found at the site. At the southern end of the loch is Lambsdale Leans, a cairn with possible cist or chamber. Two Viking graves lie nearby.
The loch is used for fishing and the Dounreay Fly Fishing Association keeps a boat on the loch for members and visitors.