Point of Oxan:: OS grid HY2406 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland

HY2406 : Point of Oxan

near to Breckan, Orkney Islands, Great Britain

Point of Oxan

Graemsay's western lighthouse and an old wartime gun battery look over Hoy Sound, the strategic western entrance into Scapa Flow. Taken from the Stromness - North Hoy ferry which takes 25 minutes for this hop. The ferry also services Graemsay.

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2007

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Grid Square: HY2406, 8 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Colin Smith (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph (Second Visitor for HY2406)
Date Taken: Friday, 29 June, 2007 (more nearby)
Submitted: Thursday, 5 July, 2007
Category: Point (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: HY 246 066 [100m precision]
WGS84: 58:56.4098N 3:18.6495W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: HY 244 068
View Direction: Southeast (about 135 degrees)