Hackness Martello Tower and Battery
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.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: buildings on the island of South Walls, in Orkney, Scotland
- Also known as: “Hackness Martello Tower” and “Hackness, Battery and Martello Tower”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Switha and Flotta Airport.
Switha
Islet
Photo: Calum McRoberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Switha is an uninhabited island towards the south of Orkney, Scotland, approximately 41 hectares in area. Switha is situated 1½ miles east of Hackness Martello Tower and Battery.
Flotta Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Flotta Isle Airport is a small airport located on the Orkney isle of Flotta. The asphalt runway orientation is at 16/34, with an elevation of 70 feet, and is 2,490 feet in length. Flotta Airport is situated 1½ miles north of Hackness Martello Tower and Battery.
Cantick Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Cantick Head Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse on the Scottish island of South Walls in the Orkney Islands. It is located at the end of Cantick Head, a long peninsula on the south-eastern coast of South Walls that overlooks the Pentland Firth and the Sound of Hoxa, which forms the southern entry to the natural harbour of Scapa Flow. Cantick Head Lighthouse is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Hackness Martello Tower and Battery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Point of Hackness and Longhope.
Longhope
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Longhope is a coastal settlement on the island of South Walls, in Orkney, Scotland. South Walls is linked to Hoy by causeway; Longhope is the largest settlement on the two islands. The settlement is situated on the B9047, the main road on Hoy and South Walls. Longhope is situated 2 miles west of Hackness Martello Tower and Battery.
Whome
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whome, referred to as Burnside by locals, is the largest settlement on the Orkney island of Flotta, Scotland. The village is situated on the B9046, the main road across Flotta. Whome is situated 2 miles northeast of Hackness Martello Tower and Battery.
Hackness Martello Tower and Battery
- Categories: barracks, military museum, Martello tower, tower, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.80393° or 58° 48′ 14″ northLongitude
-3.14682° or 3° 8′ 49″ westOpen location code
9CCRRV33+H7OpenStreetMap ID
way 118107631OpenStreetMap feature
building=towerOpenStreetMap feature
historic=martello_towerOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q5469237
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Portuguese—“Hackness Martello Tower and Battery” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Hackness Martello Tower and Battery”
- Portuguese: “Torre Hackness”
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Highlights include The Battery and Green Hill of Scarton, Settlement.
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