Sands of Wright and Dam of Hoxa
Sands of Wright and Dam of Hoxa is in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Sands of Wright and Dam of Hoxa is situated nearby to the military installation Part of a former REME base (WW2), as well as near the archaeological site Site of St Colm’s Chapel (Said to be C7).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 1¼ miles west of Sands of Wright and Dam of Hoxa.
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 Sands of Wright and Dam of Hoxa.
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.
Sands of Wright and Dam of Hoxa
- Type: Sign
- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.82554° or 58° 49′ 32″ northLongitude
-2.99962° or 2° 59′ 59″ westOpen location code
9CCVR2G2+65OpenStreetMap ID
node 13438320729OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=information
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Highlights include Sands of Wright and Part of a former REME base (WW2).
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