Hackness Martello Tower and Battery
Introduction '''Hackness Martello Tower and Battery''' is a British Army barracks and museum located on the island of South Walls, in Orkney, Scotland.
History BarracksThe 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.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.
See also * Tally Toor, Leith
References
External links *  Hackness Martello Tower and Battery - official site at Historic Scotland