South Ronaldsay, Hoxa Head, Balfour Battery
Engine House (20th Century)
Site Name South Ronaldsay, Hoxa Head, Balfour Battery
Classification Engine House (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) World War Ii; Scapa Flow; Pentland Firth
Canmore ID 270392
Site Number ND49SW 19.03
NGR ND 40395 93144
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/270392
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish South Ronaldsay
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
ND49SW 19.03 40395 93144
A shuttered concrete engine room is situated about 72m NE of the No.2 gun-emplacement. Measuring about 11.2m by 6.5m overall, the building has a concrete barrel vaulted roof with ventilators. The building would appear to be in use for agricultural purposes.
Visited by RCAHMS (DE), August 1997
