Hoxa, Orkney

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 (2.0 km) west of St Margaret's Hope[2] at the end of the B9043 road.[3]

Hoxa

The site of The Howe of Hoxa broch (at left)
Hoxa
Location within Orkney
OS grid referenceHY423935
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townORKNEY
Postcode districtKW17
Dialling code01856
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
Hoxa Head Lighthouse
Hoxa Head concrete towers and gun emplacements sit by the modern lighthouse in the background
Orkney
LocationOrkney, Orkney, South Ronaldsay, United Kingdom
Coordinates58.821878°N 3.034716°W / 58.821878; -3.034716
Year first constructed1901 (first)
Year first lit1996 (current)
Automated1996
Deactivated1996 (first)
Foundationreinforced concrete
Constructionmetal skeletal tower
Tower shapequadrangular tower covered by aluminium panels with balcony and light on the top
Markings / patternwhite tower
Tower height7 metres (23 ft)
Focal height15 metres (49 ft)
Light sourcesolar power
CharacteristicFl WR 3s.
Admiralty numberA3610
NGA number3100
ARLHS numberSCO-103
Managing agentNorthern Lighthouse Board[1]

Thorfinn Turf-Einarsson the 10th century Norse Earl of Orkney (aka Thorfinn Skullsplitter) may be buried at the site of The Howe broch just north of Hoxa.[4]

See also

References
  1. Hoxa Head The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 27 May 2016
  2. "Hoxa". Gazetteer of Scotland. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  3. Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
  4. Wenham, Sheena "The South Isles" in Omand, Donald (ed.) (2003) The Orkney Book. Edinburgh. Birlinn. ISBN 1-84158-254-9 pp. 211-12



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