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South Ronaldsay, Hoxa Head, Balfour Battery

Magazine (20th Century)

Site Name South Ronaldsay, Hoxa Head, Balfour Battery

Classification Magazine (20th Century)

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

Canmore ID 270393

Site Number ND49SW 19.04

NGR ND 40333 93026

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/270393

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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 19.04 40333 93026

Shuttered concrete magazine situated about 40m SE, upslope from the gun-emplacements. Measuring about 6.8m by 6.2m overall, entrance is from the E.

Visited by RCAHMS (DE), May 1996

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