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South Ronaldsay, Hoxa Head, Hoxa Battery
Observation Post (Second World War)
Site Name South Ronaldsay, Hoxa Head, Hoxa Battery
Classification Observation Post (Second World War)
Alternative Name(s) World War Ii; Scapa Flow; Pentland Firth
Canmore ID 270409
Site Number ND49SW 27.03
NGR ND 40499 92610
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/270409
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish South Ronaldsay
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
ND49SW 27.03 40499 92610
A shuttered concrete single storey Word War II observation post is situated about 58m NE of the two 6-inch gun-emplacements at Hoxa Head. The building measures approximately 6.6m by 4.3m overall and has a single viewing platform window in three of the elevations providing 280 degree vision. Wooden window frames are still in situ. There is a small extension to the rear of the SE elevation. In the rear wall a small window and stepped and recessed gun-loop. The roof is of concrete as is the canopy and a line of bricks was noted around the edge.
The interior is clear of any features. apart from several holes in the wall indicating where shelves or cabling were positioned.
Visited by RCAHMS (DE, GS, SW), May 1996
