Hoxa Head Lighthouse
Hoxa Head Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Hoxa Head Lighthouse is situated nearby to the military installation The Balfour Coast Battery, Hoxa Head, as well as near Hoxa Battery.Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: 1901 lighthouse on South Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Hoxa Head Light”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nevi Skerry.
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 Hoxa Head Lighthouse.
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.
Hoxa Head Lighthouse
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.82186° or 58° 49′ 19″ northLongitude
-3.0347° or 3° 2′ 5″ westOpen location code
9CCRRXC8+P4OpenStreetMap ID
way 114146065OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q26161442
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Hoxa Head Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare d’Hoxa Head”
- French: “Phare d’Hoxa Head”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Balfour Coast Battery, Hoxa Head and Hoxa Battery.
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