Hackness Martello Tower & Battery, Hoy, ready to welcome visitors

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has announced the reopening of Hackness Martello Tower and Battery. This follows on from the completion of a stage of ongoing essential conservation works. This rare and well-preserved Battery was part of the coastal defences built to protect merchant shipping interests during the Napoleonic Wars. Hackness Martello Tower and Battery Opening…

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May 25, 2024

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The round Martello Tower at Hackness with the ladders leading up to the doorway — Image credit Historic Environment Scotland

Hackness Martello Tower and Battery

Opening times

1 Apr to 30 Sept: Mon to Thur, Guided tours at 10.15am, 12 noon and 2.30pm.

1 Oct to 31 Mar
Closed

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The battery joins Bishop’s and Earl’s Palaces in Kirkwall, which has recently reopened further areas of the site to the public, where visitors can explore more of the town’s oldest surviving domestic building and one of the best-preserved buildings from the medieval era.

Bishops and Earls Palace seen from above from the top of St Magnus Cathedral — Bishops and Earls Palaces as seen from the top of St Magnus Cathedral

The sites join a number of HES sites across Orkney welcoming visitors this season. Visitors can find out more about sites and plan their visits on the Historic Environment Scotland website.

Booking in advance is recommended at all ticketed sites. Information about individual sites, including opening dates and times, can be found at historyawaits.scot.