Hackness Martello Tower
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| Hackness Martello Tower and Battery | |
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Orkney | |
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 Hackness Martello Tower | |
| Type: | Martello tower |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ND33849128 |
| Location: | 58°48’14"N, 3°8’49"W |
| History | |
| Built 1815 | |
| Information | |
| Owned by: | Ministry of Defence (in the care of Historic Scotland) |
| Website: | Hackness Martello Tower and Battery |
Hackness Martello Tower and Battery is a Napoleonic shore defence tower with barracks and museum, located on the island of South Walls, in Orkney.
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]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Hackness Martello Tower) |
- Hackness Martello Tower and Battery: Historic Scotland
References
- ↑ "Travel Scotland: Hoy". http://www.scotland.org.uk/guide/Hoy. Retrieved 2007-07-13.
- ↑ "Hackness Martello Tower and Battery". Historic Scotland. http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/propertyresults/propertyabout.htm?PropID=PL_147&PropName=Hackness%20Martello%20Tower%20And%20Battery. Retrieved 13 April 2014.