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Hoxa Head had two WW2 emergence batteries, Hoxa and Balfour. Hoxa was deployed to cover the inner boom defences between Hoxa Head and Flotta. Balfour had a wider range over the Pentland Firth. Also remains of WW1 coastal battery at this site and of ancillary buildings.
(Source: Field Visit 1996/10/20)
Document records give the armament of Balfour as: 2 x 12pdr guns, 2 x 6in guns and 2 x coast artillery search lights. On 7 April 1941 was manned by 137 Bty of 533 Reg Coast Artillery. By 10 November 1943 the battery under took the role of A/MTB. See references.
(Source: Report 1998/07)


      

        Official Name
        Balfour Battery
      

      

        Type of site
        ANTI MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT BATTERY
      

      

        Location
        Balfour Battery, Hoxa Head

      

      

        Area
        
 
 South Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland

        		
       

      

        Grid reference
        
            ND 404 929
             (Scale: 1:25000
              )
            

        		
      

      

        Period
        WW2

      

      

        Condition
        Fair

      

      

        Materials
        
            Concrete
        
      

      

        Recorder
        Emon, G. L.
      

      

        Defence grouping
        
 
 Scapa Flow fixed defences - Coast Artillery batteries 

        		
      

      

        Adjacent sites
        Hoxa Battery

      

      

        DOB site reference:
        S0000116

      

      

        Associated Identifier
        
            Scottish NMR (ref: ND49SW27)
        
      

      

        Reference
        
             1998/07 Site Gazetteer Vol IV, Scotland (i)

              North Head (Wick) Bty, Caithness

              Hoxa Head Battery 1914-1950

             1940 WO 199/2627 Coast Defence Guns in Scottish Command

             1943/10/10 HF 719/3/g/(O) Appendix A

              This Great Harbour, Scapa Flow

        		
      


      

        Event
        
            Construction, In the period 1940 1941

            Field Visit, On 1996/10/20 

        		
      

    



  




    

				













    

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