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[1] at the end of the B9043 road.[2]
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.[3]
References
- ^ "Hoxa". Gazetteer of Scotland. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
- ^ Wenham, Sheena "The South Isles" in Omand, Donald (ed.) (2003) The Orkney Book. Edinburgh. Birlinn. ISBN 1-84158-254-9 pp. 211-12
External links
- The Megalithic Portal - Howe of Hoxa
- Canmore - Hoxa Head Balfour Battery site record
- Northern Lighthouse Board
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