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″N2°59′56″W / 58.826°N 2.999°W

Last updated August 01, 2025

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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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″N2°59′56″W / 58.826°N 2.999°W / 58.826; -2.999