Hackness Martello Tower and Battery

Hackness Martello Tower and Battery
Orkney
Hackness Martello Tower
Site information
TypeBarracks
OwnerMinistry of Defence
Operator British Army
Location
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
Official nameHackness, Battery and Martello Tower
Type20th Century Military and Related: Battery, Secular: battery; martello tower
Designated29 October 1969
Reference no.SM90211

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.