Howe of Hoxa, Broch site
Howe of Hoxa, Broch site is an archaeological site in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Howe of Hoxa, Broch site is situated nearby to the archaeological site Little Howe Of Hoxa Settlement, as well as near Site of St Colm’s Chapel (Said to be C7).| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hoxa Head Lighthouse and Nevi Skerry.
Hoxa Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hoxa Head Lighthouse is situated 1½ miles west of Howe of Hoxa, Broch site.
Nevi Skerry
Photo: George Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nevi Skerry is a skerry situated in Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands. The skerry is situated approximately 1 km east of Flotta and approximately 2 km north-west of South Ronaldsay, at the northern end of the Sound of Hoxa. Nevi Skerry is situated 2 miles northwest of Howe of Hoxa, Broch site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hoxa and Herston.
Hoxa
Village
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 west of St Margaret's Hope at the end of the B9043 road.
Herston
Hamlet
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Herston is a village on South Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom. Herston is historically a fishing village but its only industry to speak of is Herston Stained Glass, now that Herston Hikers Hostel is now inactive.
Saint Margaret’s Hope
Village
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Margaret's Hope is a village in the Orkney Islands, off the north coast of Scotland. It is known locally as The Hope or The Hup. With a population of about 550, it is Orkney's third largest settlement after Kirkwall and Stromness.
Howe of Hoxa, Broch site
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.8293° or 58° 49′ 46″ northLongitude
-2.99722° or 2° 59′ 50″ westOpen location code
9CCVR2H3+P4OpenStreetMap ID
node 12877731133OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Little Howe Of Hoxa Settlement and Part of a former REME base (WW2).
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