Hoxa, Orkney
| Hoxa | |
|---|---|
 The site of The Howe of Hoxa broch (at left) | |
  Hoxa Location within Orkney | |
| OS grid reference | HY423935 |
| Civil parish | |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ORKNEY |
| Postcode district | KW17 |
| Dialling code | 01856 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
 Hoxa Head concrete towers and gun emplacements sit by the modern lighthouse in the background | |
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| Location | Orkney, Orkney, South Ronaldsay, United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 58°49′19″N 3°02′05″W / 58.821878°N 3.034716°W |
| Constructed | 1901 (first) |
| Foundation | reinforced concrete |
| Construction | metal skeletal tower |
| Automated | 1996 |
| Height | 7 metres (23 ft) |
| Shape | quadrangular tower covered by aluminium panels with balcony and light on the top |
| Markings | white tower |
| Operator | Northern Lighthouse Board[1] |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1996 (current) |
| Deactivated | 1996 (first) |
| Focal height | 15 metres (49 ft) |
| Light source | solar power |
| Characteristic | Fl WR 3s. |
Hoxa is a small settlement on the island of South Ronaldsay in the Orkney Islands north of mainland Scotland. Hoxa is located 1+1⁄4 miles (2.0 km) west of St Margaret's Hope[2] at the end of the B9043 road.[3]
Thorfinn Turf-Einarsson the 10th century Norse Earl of Orkney (aka Thorfinn Skullsplitter) may be buried at the site of The Howe broch just north of Hoxa.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Hoxa Head The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 27 May 2016
- ^ "Hoxa". Gazetteer of Scotland. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
- ^ Wenham, Sheena "The South Isles" in Omand, Donald (ed.) (2003) The Orkney Book. Edinburgh. Birlinn. ISBN 1-84158-254-9 pp. 211-12
External links
- The Megalithic Portal - Howe of Hoxa
- Canmore - Hoxa Head Balfour Battery site record
- Northern Lighthouse Board
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