Loch Shurrery (also known as Loch Shurrey) is a small, shallow, lowland freshwater loch lying approximately 8 mi (13 km) south west of Thurso in the Scottish Highlands. The loch has a somewhat elliptical shape with a perimeter of 7.4 km (4.6 mi). It is approximately 1.25 mi (2.01 km) long, has an average depth of 4.5 ft (1.4 m) and is 7 ft (2.1 m) at its deepest. The loch was surveyed^[3] on 6 October 1902 by John Parsons and T.R.H. Garrett and later charted^[4] 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.

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Loch Shurrery
Dam at the head of Loch Shurrery
Loch Shurrery
Location	Caithness, Highland, Scotland
Coordinates	58.477600°N 3.640100°W / 58.477600; -3.640100[1]
Type	freshwater loch
Primary inflows	Torran Water[2]
Primary outflows	Forss Water[2]
Basin countries	Scotland
Max. length	1.25 mi (2.01 km)[3]
Max. width	0.5 mi (0.80 km)[3]
Surface area	99.4 ha (246 acres)[1]
Average depth	4.5 ft (1.4 m)[3]
Max. depth	7 ft (2.1 m)[3]
Water volume	43,000,000 cu ft (1,200,000 m3)[3]
Shore length1	7.4 km (4.6 mi)[1]
Surface elevation	94 m (308 ft)[1]
Islands	1[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

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Approximately 200 yards (180 m) 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.^[5] At the southern end of the loch is Lambsdale Leans, a cairn with possible cist or chamber. Two Viking graves lie nearby.^[6]

The loch is used for fishing and the Dounreay Fly Fishing Association keeps a boat on the loch for members and visitors.^[7]