Another historic area to film on Orkney is not quite so ancient as the neolithic remains that most associate with the isles, but instead the remains of the First and Second World Wars, which are still very much evident, a poignant reminder of the impact of such a confilict on the lives of those involved...

Wednesday we visited Hoxa Head on South Ronaldsay and captured the reality of what now is and perhaps evoked something of what was... This is Hoxa Head Battery form the Second World War, an exposed site with panoramic views of one of the main approaches to Scapa Flow, the home of the Royal Navy fleet...

We also visited Balfour Battery, a remnant of the Furst World War, and the Block Ships and Churchill Batteries, which will feature in future video's, once the footage is processed...

Beautiful sights!

Nicely filmed and I think you got lucky with the weather.  

Nice - didn't get that far south last June.

Interesting to see.  The bunkers haven't resisted the elements for a fraction of the time the standing stones have lasted

Nicely filmed and edited.  I love seeing the old war sites.  

Montfrooij Posted at 6-30 02:30
Beautiful sights!

Thanks, there is another battery around the headland, frmo the First World War, remarkably in better condition than this one...

DAFlys Posted at 6-30 04:52
Nicely filmed and I think you got lucky with the weather.

Most definitely, an hour beforehand it was belting it down..

Depp Posted at 6-30 05:16
Nice - didn't get that far south last June.

Thanks... Yeah, we took a trip down thataways on Wednesday, got as far as the bottom of South Ronaldsay, with views all the way to Caithness and Sutherlland, so some footage to be processed yet..

Blériot53 Posted at 6-30 05:57
Interesting to see.  The bunkers haven't resisted the elements for a fraction of the time the standing stones have lasted

Yes, the stones have weathered much better than the cement... I know which I prefer to look at, but the coastal batteries needed to be visited and documented... A way to honour those whose lives were changed by the Wars..

DowntownRDB Posted at 6-30 06:21
Nicely filmed and edited.  I love seeing the old war sites.

Thanks... A couple more war relic video's to come yet,Balfour 1st world war battery and the block ships from the Churchill barriers...

Albion Drones Posted at 6-30 07:00
Yes, the stones have weathered much better than the cement... I know which I prefer to look at, but the coastal batteries needed to be visited and documented... A way to honour those whose lives were changed by the Wars..

Absolutely

Albion Drones Posted at 6-30 06:58
Most definitely, an hour beforehand it was belting it down..

haha thats typical for up there,.  

DAFlys Posted at 6-30 07:35
haha thats typical for up there,.

Yup, if you dont like the weather, just wait 10 minutes...

Albion Drones Posted at 6-30 07:01
Thanks... A couple more war relic video's to come yet,Balfour 1st world war battery and the block ships from the Churchill barriers...

You're very welcome Albion.  Looking forward to your next videos.  

Albion Drones Posted at 6-30 06:57
Thanks, there is another battery around the headland, frmo the First World War, remarkably in better condition than this one...

You're welcome.
Still looks nice!

Marvellous video

Codgerzh2 Posted at 8-13 10:08
Marvellous video

Thank you