Hoy, Aith Head

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Recorded parish

Walls and Flotta

What is recorded here

Hoy, Aith Head is a dyke in Orkney Islands, Scotland.

From the Historic Environment Scotland record 306788

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Photo credits

• Colin Park, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Roger McLachlan, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Calum McRoberts, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Alan Reid, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Des Colhoun, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Ian Balcombe, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

South Walls, Gallow TuagChambered Cairn (prehistoric) (possible), Mound (prehistoric) (possible), Standing Stone (prehistoric) · 1065 ydHoy, SnelsetterBarrage Balloon Site (second World War) · 1116 ydAith HopeBay · 1476 ydHill of Wards Gun SiteMountain or hill · 1622 ydHoy, South Walls, SnelsetterBarn · 1661 ydLonghope Lifeboat MuseumMuseum · 1742 ydSouth Walls, the AyreSearchlight Emplacement (second World War) · 1.0 miHill of Wards Gun BatteryMountain or hill · 1.0 miSouth WallsIsland · 1.2 miBooth with Kirkhope Cemetery beyondChurch, cross or graveyard · 1.8 miLonghope Lifeboat MemorialMemorial · 1.8 mi24 pound gun on Martello TowerCastle, fort or tower · 2.6 mi

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