The Balfour Coast Battery, Hoxa Head
The Balfour Coast Battery, Hoxa Head is a historic site in Orkney Islands, Scotland. The Balfour Coast Battery, Hoxa Head is situated nearby to Hoxa Head Lighthouse, as well as near the ruins Hoxa Battery.| 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 330 feet north of The Balfour Coast Battery, Hoxa Head.
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 1½ miles north of The Balfour Coast Battery, Hoxa Head.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hoxa Head and Hoxa.
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.
The Balfour Coast Battery, Hoxa Head
- Type: Historic site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.82097° or 58° 49′ 16″ northLongitude
-3.03508° or 3° 2′ 6″ westOpen location code
9CCRRXC7+9XOpenStreetMap ID
way 114146063OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
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