What is recorded here
Map note: Near Uppertown, Orkney Islands, Scotland, the map records Balfour Coast Battery as visitor information. The map can show the spot, and you can judge the view for yourself.
From OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) n11079305334
Places near here
Photo credits
- Sandy Gerrard, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Peter Moore, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- David Dixon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Andy Farrington, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Peter Church, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Bill Boaden, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Richard Webb, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Lis Burke, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Ian Balcombe, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Maker not stated on source page, cromwell-intl.com
South Ronaldsay, Hoxa Head, Balfour BatteryHut(s) (20th Century), Observation Post(s) (20th Century) · 15 yd
South Ronaldsay, Hoxa Head LighthouseLighthouse (19th Century) · 116 yd
Hoxa Head LighthouseLighthouse · 116 yd
South Ronaldsay, Hoxa Head, Hoxa BatteryCoastal Battery (first World War), Gun Emplacement(s) (first World War), Magazine(s) (first World War) · 283 yd
Hoxa Tapestry GalleryGallery · 1213 yd
South Ronaldsay, UppertownRadar Site (20th Century) · 1248 yd
Widewall BayBay · 1505 yd
South Ronaldsay, QuarryhouseMound · 1637 yd
Oyce of HerstonBay · 1.8 mi
Blue boat above the beachBeach · 1.8 mi
The AltarMountain / peak · 1.8 mi
Long AyreBeach / strand · 1.9 miMore viewpoints and information in Orkney Islands · All of Orkney Islands
What do you know about this place?Tap to add a comment or ask a question