Hackness Martello Tower and Battery

Hackness Martello Tower and Battery
Orkney
Hackness Martello Tower
Site information
TypeBarracks
OwnerMinistry of Defence
Operator British Army
Location
Hackness Martello Tower and Battery
Location within Orkney
Coordinates58°48′14″N 3°08′48″W / 58.8039°N 3.1468°W / 58.8039; -3.1468
Site history
Built1815
Built forWar Office
In use1815-1918

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.

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