What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records South Ronaldsay, Hoxa Head, Balfour Battery as Hut(s) (20th Century), Observation Post(s) (20th Century). 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 · 15 yd
South Ronaldsay, Hoxa Head, Balfour BatteryCoastal Battery(s) (second World War) · 39 yd
Hoxa Head LighthouseLighthouse · 125 yd
Hoxa Tapestry GalleryGallery · 1211 yd
Widewall BayBay · 1493 yd
South Ronaldsay, UppertownDyke (post Medieval) · 1504 yd
South Ronaldsay, QuarryhouseMound (period Unassigned) · 1639 yd
Dam of HoxaBay · 1.7 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: Sandy Gerrard · CC BY-SA 2.0