Hoxa Battery

Hoxa Battery is a military installation in , . Hoxa Battery is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the hamlet .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hoxa Head Lighthouse and Nevi Skerry.

Lighthouse
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 1,900 feet north of Hoxa Battery.

Photo: George Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a skerry situated in in the Orkney Islands. The skerry is situated approximately 1 km east of and approximately 2 km north-west of , at the northern end of the Sound of Hoxa. is situated 2 miles north of Hoxa Battery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hoxa Head and Herston.

Locality
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a locality.

Hamlet
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on , , , United Kingdom. is historically a fishing village but its only industry to speak of is Stained Glass, now that Hikers Hostel is now inactive.

Village
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small settlement on the island of in the Orkney Islands north of mainland . is located 1+1⁄4 miles west of at the end of the B9043 road.

Hoxa Battery

Latitude
58.81659° or 58° 48′ 60″ north
Longitude
-3.03302° or 3° 1′ 59″ west
Open location code
9CCRRX88+JQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 114146066
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
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Highlights include Hoxa Battery and The Balfour Coast Battery, Hoxa Head.

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