Hackness Martello Tower
Hackness Martello Tower is a buildings on the island of South Walls. Visitors find it 22 km southwest of Kirkwall. Officially, it is a scheduled monument.
Fort near Kirkwall
A trip from Kirkwall
Hackness Martello Tower is 22 km southwest of Kirkwall. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by Historic Environment Scotland
One of the places Historic Environment Scotland looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Kirkwall has 186 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Warm months and wet ones
July and August bring the warmest afternoons to Kirkwall, at 17°C.
Hackness Martello Tower
Care of the site is provided by Historic Environment Scotland. Articles on it exist in 4 languages. Nearby, Scapa Flow Visitor Centre & Museum (4.4 km) is the only other place within 15 km.
- Type
- Fort
- Run by
- Historic Environment Scotland
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- 22 km southwest of Kirkwall
Where it sits
The map puts Hackness Martello Tower in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Bases for a visit
The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.
Compare the 2 towns
Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.
Pair Hackness Martello Tower with these
Within 15 km is a museum.
Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Asked about Hackness Martello Tower
Where is Hackness Martello Tower?
Hackness Martello Tower is 22 km southwest of Kirkwall, Orkney Islands.
What is Hackness Martello Tower?
Buildings on the island of South Walls, in Orkney, Scotland.
Who runs Hackness Martello Tower?
Historic Environment Scotland, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.
When is the best time to visit Hackness Martello Tower?
July and August are the warmest months in Kirkwall, with afternoon highs of 17–17°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Hackness Martello Tower a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Hackness Martello Tower?
Within 15 km: Scapa Flow Visitor Centre & Museum (4.4 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
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