Hackness Martello Tower and Battery explained

Hackness Martello Tower and Battery
Type:Barracks
Map Type:Scotland Orkney
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Orkney
Location:Orkney
Ownership:Ministry of Defence
Built:1815
Used:1815-1918
Built For:War Office

Hackness Martello Tower and Battery is a former British Army barracks and currently a museum located on the island of South Walls, in Orkney, Scotland.

History

The Martello tower, together with another on the north side at Crockness, was built in 1815 to protect British ships in the bay of Longhope against attack by American and French privateers, during the Napoleonic Wars, while they waited for a Royal Navy escort on their journey to Baltic ports.[1]

The towers were upgraded, with the installation of new guns and other structures, in 1866 at a time of concern about the possibility of another French invasion.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Travel Scotland: Hoy. 2007-07-13.
  2. Web site: Hackness Martello Tower and Battery . Historic Scotland. 13 April 2014.