Hoxa,_Orkney

Hoxa, Orkney

Hoxa, Orkney

Human settlement in Scotland

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]

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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. [1]
    "Hoxa". Gazetteer of Scotland. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  2. [2]
    Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
  3. [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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