South Ronaldsay, Hoxa Head, Hoxa Battery
Coastal Battery (First World War), Gun Emplacement(S) (First World War), Magazine(S) (First World War)
Site Name South Ronaldsay, Hoxa Head, Hoxa Battery
Classification Coastal Battery (First World War), Gun Emplacement(S) (First World War), Magazine(S) (First World War)
Alternative Name(s) World War 1; Scapa Flow; Pentland Firth
Canmore ID 270411
Site Number ND49SW 27.05
NGR ND 40441 92582
NGR Description ND 40441 92582 and ND 40468 92567
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/270411
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish South Ronaldsay
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
ND49SW 27.05 40441 92582 and 40461 92571
Two First World War concrete open gun-emplacements are situated immediately to the rear of the large enclosed Second World War gun positions.
Both emplacements describe a semi circle between two ready-use ammunition lockers.
One of the emplacements has been cut through to create an access path to the rear Wolrd War 2 No.1 gun position. The holdfasts could not be seen under a deposit of grass grown earth.
The remains of the rock cut trenches leading to the magazines can still be traced, the southern trench has been partially infilled. The northern trench has has several flights of concrete steps built into it and large amounts of stone revetting is in evidence.
The battery was armed with 6-inch guns.
Visited by RCAHMS (DE, GS, SW), May 1996
Project (March 2013 - September 2013)
A project to characterise the quantity and quality of the Scottish resource of known surviving remains of the First World War. Carried out in partnership between Historic Scotland and RCAHMS.
