What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records South Ronaldsay, Hoxa Head, Balfour Battery as Coastal Battery(s) (second World War). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Balfour Coast BatteryVisitor information · 34 yd
Hoxa Head LighthouseLighthouse · 87 yd
South Ronaldsay, Hoxa Head LighthouseLighthouse (19th Century) · 87 yd
Hoxa Tapestry GalleryGallery · 1180 yd
South Ronaldsay, UppertownDyke (post Medieval) · 1468 yd
Widewall BayBay · 1488 yd
South Ronaldsay, QuarryhouseMound (period Unassigned) · 1603 yd
Dam of HoxaBay · 1.6 mi
Blue boat above the beachBeach · 1.8 mi
The AltarMountain / peak · 1.8 mi
Hoxa HillMountain / peak · 1.9 mi.jpg?width=1280)
Calf of FlottaIslet · 2.6 miOther information
Photo: Oliver Dixon · CC BY-SA 2.0