What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Orkney Islands.
A Martello Tower built in the early 19th century as part of a British defensive network against potential French invasion; it is remembered as a relic of Napoleonic-era military strategy.
Places near here
The BatteryHeritage attraction · 59 yd
24 pound gun on Martello TowerCastle, fort or tower · 181 yd
Hackness Martello TowerHeritage attraction · 188 yd
South Walls, Hackness, Martello TowerGraffiti(s) (19th Century) - (20th Century), Martello Tower (19th Century) · 189 yd
Innan NebHeadland · 1719 yd
Innan Neb gun battery and observation towerCastle, fort or tower · 1742 yd
Flotta, Innan NebBarrage Balloon Site (second World War) · 1.0 mi
Flotta, WharthBarrage Balloon Site (second World War) · 1.1 mi
R.N. Graves Kirkhope CemeteryChurch, cross or graveyard · 1.2 mi
Longhope Lifeboat MemorialMemorial · 1.2 mi
Ruff of Cantick, BeaconBeacon (period Unassigned) · 1.2 mi
South WallsIsland · 1.4 miOther information
Photo: Calum McRoberts · CC BY-SA 2.0