Radar and anti-aircraft battery

Radar and anti-aircraft battery is an archaeological site in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Radar and anti-aircraft battery is situated nearby to the hamlet Herston, as well as near the beach Ayre of Banks.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hoxa Head Lighthouse and W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum.

Hoxa Head Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hoxa Head Lighthouse is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Radar and anti-aircraft battery.

W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum

Museum

Photo: Antony Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum is situated 2 miles northeast of Radar and anti-aircraft battery.

Sandwick House, South Ronaldsay

House

Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sandwick House, South Ronaldsay is situated 2 miles southeast of Radar and anti-aircraft battery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Herston and Hoxa Head.

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.

Hoxa Head

Locality

Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hoxa Head is a locality.

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. Hoxa is situated 1½ miles north of Radar and anti-aircraft battery.

Radar and anti-aircraft battery

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

58.80778° or 58° 48′ 28″ north

Longitude

-3.01389° or 3° 0′ 50″ west

Open location code

9CCRRX5P+4C

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8222655759

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hall of Herston and Ayre of Banks.

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