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

Searchlight Battery (20th Century)

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

Classification Searchlight Battery (20th Century)

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

Canmore ID 270394

Site Number ND49SW 19.05

NGR ND 40347 93171

NGR Description ND 40365 93215, ND 40347 93171 and ND 40380 93237

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

SC 1065308

Scanned image of drawing showing plan, section of searchlight emplacement.

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

5/6/1996

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

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 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