Hoxa, Orkney

Hoxa
Hoxa
	; The site of The Howe of Hoxa broch (at left)
	Hoxa Location within Orkney
OS grid reference	HY423935
Civil parish	South Ronaldsay and Burray;
Council area	Orkney;
Lieutenancy area	Orkney;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ORKNEY
Postcode district	KW17
Dialling code	01856
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Orkney and Shetland;
Scottish Parliament	Orkney;
	List of places UK Scotland 58°49′34″N 2°59′56″W / 58.826°N 2.999°WCoordinates: 58°49′34″N 2°59′56″W / 58.826°N 2.999°W

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

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[1] "Hoxa". Gazetteer of Scotland. Retrieved 7 January 2014.

[2] Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.

[3] Wenham, Sheena "The South Isles" in Omand, Donald (ed.) (2003) The Orkney Book. Edinburgh. Birlinn. ISBN 1-84158-254-9 pp. 211-12

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Scotland (except principal island groups)	Ailsa Craig Ardnamurchan Bass Rock Bell Rock Buchan Ness Cape Wrath Chanonry Corran Point Corsewall Covesea Skerries Davaar Duncansby Head Dunnet Head Fidra Fife Ness Girdle Ness Holy Island (Outer) Inchkeith Isle of May Kinnaird Head Mull of Galloway Mull of Kintyre North Rona Noss Head Pladda Rattray Head Rubh Re St Abbs Head Sanda Scurdie Ness Stoer Head Strathy Point Stroma Sule Skerry Tarbat Ness Turnberry Minor lights
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Orkney	Auskerry Brough of Birsay Cantick Head Copinsay Hoy Sound (High) Hoy Sound (Low) North Ronaldsay Noup Head Pentland Skerries Start Point Minor lights
Shetland	Bressay Eshaness Fair Isle North Fair Isle South Foula Hoo Stack Little Holm Muckle Flugga Out Skerries Sumburgh Head Ve Skerries Minor lights
Isle of Man	Chicken Rock Douglas Head Langness (minor light) Maughold Head Point of Ayre

Hoxa
The site of The Howe of Hoxa broch (at left)
Hoxa Location within Orkney
OS grid reference	HY423935
Civil parish	South Ronaldsay and Burray
Council area	Orkney
Lieutenancy area	Orkney
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ORKNEY
Postcode district	KW17
Dialling code	01856

Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish

UK Parliament	Orkney and Shetland
Scottish Parliament	Orkney
List of places UK Scotland 58°49′34″N 2°59′56″W / 58.826°N 2.999°W / 58.826; -2.999Coordinates: 58°49′34″N 2°59′56″W / 58.826°N 2.999°W / 58.826; -2.999