Hackness Battery and Martello Tower
Hackness, South Walls, Orkney
Explore mighty coastal defences built to protect merchant shipping interests during the Napoleonic Wars. These rare and well-preserved military remains never saw action.
Hackness Battery and Martello Tower will be closed this summer season while we carry out vital conservation work due to water ingress. Visitors can still explore the exterior of the tower on foot via the pedestrian access gate.
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