Hoxa, Orkney
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 The site of The Howe of Hoxa broch (at left) |
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 Hoxa
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| Hoxa shown within Orkney | |
| OS grid reference | HY423935 |
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| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ORKNEY |
| Postcode district | KW17 |
| Dialling code | 01856 |
| Police | Scottish |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
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Hoxa Head concrete towers and gun emplacements sit by the modern lighthouse in the background
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| Coordinates | 58°49′19″N 3°02′05″W / 58.821878°N 3.034716°W |
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| Year first constructed | 1901 (first) |
| Year first lit | 1996 (current) |
| Automated | 1996 |
| Deactivated | 1996 (first) |
| Foundation | reinforced concrete |
| Construction | metal skeletal tower |
| Tower shape | square parallelepiped tower covered by aluminium panels with balcony and light on the top |
| Markings / pattern | white tower |
| Height | 7 metres (23 ft) |
| Focal height | 15 metres (49 ft) |
| Light source | solar power |
| Characteristic | Fl WR 3s. |
| Admiralty number | A3610 |
| NGA number | 3100 |
| ARLHS number | SCO-103 |
| Managing agent | Northern Lighthouse Board |
Hoxa is a small settlement on the island of South Ronaldsay in the Orkney Islands north of mainland Scotland. Hoxa is located 1 1⁄4 miles (2.0 km) west of St Margaret's Hope at the end of the B9043 road.
Thorfinn Turf-Einarsson the 10th century Norse Earl of Orkney (aka Thorfinn Skullsplitter) may be buried at the site of The Howe broch just north of Hoxa.
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