South Ronaldsay, Hoxa Head, Balfour Battery, Nos. 1 And 2 Guns

Gun Emplacement(S) (20th Century), Magazine(S) (20th Century)

Site Name South Ronaldsay, Hoxa Head, Balfour Battery, Nos. 1 And 2 Guns

Classification Gun Emplacement(S) (20th Century), Magazine(S) (20th Century)

Alternative Name(s) World War Ii; Scapa Flow; Pentland Firth

Canmore ID 270385

Site Number ND49SW 19.01

NGR ND 40328 93095

NGR Description ND 40328 93095 and ND 40313 93062

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Digital Images

DP 060124

General oblique aerial view centred on the Hoxa Head Battery, taken from the NW.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

13/5/2009

DP 060125

General oblique aerial view centred on the Hoxa Head Battery, taken from the NNW.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

13/5/2009

SC 1682281

Oblique aerial view, taken from the NW, centred on Balfour Battery, and showing Hoxa batteries and Military Camp in the top right-hand corner of the photograph.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

13/6/1995

DP 053097

Oblique aerial view centred on the Balfour coastal gun battery, taken from the WNW.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

23/9/2008

SC 1682299

Oblique aerial view, taken from the N, centred on Balfour Battery and Hoxa Battery.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

13/6/1995

SC 910836

Oblique aerial view of Orkney, South Ronaldsay, Hoxa Head, taken from the NW. Visible is the Second World War Balfour Battery and in the background the First World War Hoxa Battery with the rock-cut entrances to the magazines.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

4/8/1997

SC 1682282

Oblique aerial view, taken from the NW, centred on Balfour Battery, and showing the edge of Hoxa Battery in the centre right of the photograph.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

13/6/1995

SC 1682406

Oblique aerial view of Orkney, South Ronaldsay, Hoxa Head, Balfour Battery and lighthouse, taken from the WSW.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

4/8/1997

SC 1682410

Oblique aerial view of Orkney, South Ronaldsay, Hoxa Head, First and Second World War coastal batteries and the Second World War Balfour Battery taken from the NW. Also visible are the concrete hut bases of the accommodation camp.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

4/8/1997

DP 053096

Oblique aerial view centred on the Balfour coastal gun battery, taken from the NW.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

23/9/2008

SC 1682306

Oblique aerial view, taken from the NE, showing Hoxa Batteries and Camp Site in the centre and left half, and Balfour Battery in the centre right of the photograph.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

13/6/1995

SC 1682408

Oblique aerial view of Orkney, South Ronaldsay, Hoxa Head, First World War coastal battery and the Second World War Balfour Battery taken from the SW. Also visible are the concrete hut bases of the accommodation camp.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

4/8/1997

SC 1682300

Oblique aerial view, taken from the NNW, centred on Balfour Battery, and showing Hoxa Battery in the background.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

13/6/1995

SC 1682326

Oblique aerial view of Orkney, South Ronaldsay, Hoxa Head, taken from the W. Visible is the Second World War Balfour Battery and the First World War Hoxa Battery with two open gun-emplacements and rock-cut entrances to the magazines.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

4/8/1997

SC 1682301

Oblique aerial view, taken from the W, centred on Balfour Battery, and showing Hoxa Battery in the left centre of the photograph.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

13/6/1995

SC 1682308

Oblique aerial view, taken from the NW, centred on Balfour Battery, and showing Hoxa Battery in the top right-hand corner of the photograph.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

13/6/1995

SC 670480

Scanned image of Battery Observation posts (towers) for W.W.2 twin 6-pounder gun emplacements, general view from North

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

21/5/1996

SC 1682307

Oblique aerial view, taken from the N, centred on Balfour Battery, and showing Hoxa Battery in the top right-hand corner area of the photograph.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

13/6/1995

SC 1166688

Oblique aerial view, taken from the NNW, centred on Balfour Battery, and showing Hoxa Battery in the background.

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13/6/1995

SC 1682280

Oblique aerial view, taken from the N, centred on Hoxa Batteries and Military Camp, and Balfour Battery.

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13/6/1995

SC 1682325

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

4/8/1997

SC 1682328

Oblique aerial view of Orkney, South Ronaldsay, Hoxa Head, taken from the SW. Visible is Second World War Balfour Battery and part of the two open gun-emplacement First World War Hoxa Battery.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

4/8/1997

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Administrative Areas

Council Orkney Islands
Parish South Ronaldsay
Former Region Orkney Islands Area
Former District Orkney
Former County Orkney

Archaeology Notes

ND49SW 19.01 40328 93095 and 40313 93062

Two shuttered concrete gun-emplacements are situated immediately SW of the observation posts (ND49SW 19.02). Both emplacements have semi circular concrete canopies supported by steel beams. Some corrugated iron sheeting has been used in the shuttering process.

The gun pit is surrounded by a low concrete wall and the holdfast is extant positoned centrally within the wall.

Both emplacements are identical in design and both have small concrete magazines to the S.

Entrance is from the rear and stone revetting has been used in this area to support the earth where the slope has been excavated into.

Visited by RCAHMS (DE, GS, SW), May 1996

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