Hoxa
The site of The Howe of Hoxa (good) broch (at left)
Hoxa is located in Orkney Islands
Hoxa
Hoxa
Location within Orkney
OS grid referenceHY423935
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Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townORKNEY
Postcode districtKW17
Dialling code01856
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58°49′34″N 2°59′56″W / 58.826°N 2.999°W / 58.826; -2.999

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

  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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