Forts · Scottish Islands
Crockness Martello Tower
Crockness Martello Tower in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
Calum McRoberts — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Family-friendly
About
Crockness Martello Tower is a place of interest in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Crockness Martello Tower is a Martello Tower on Hoy, Orkney, Scotland. It was built during the Napoleonic Wars, at the same time as the Martello Tower at Hackness. It is on the north side of Longhope Sound to the north of Crock Ness point and the hamlet of Crockness, while Hackness is on the south side of the Sound. Crockness Martello Tower is currently not open to the public.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 58.8231, -3.1719
- District
- Orkney Islands
- Postcode
- KW16 3NX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
- Established
- 1812
Sources
- wikidata: Q21003876 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Crockness Martello tower (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is Crockness Martello Tower?
- Crockness Martello Tower is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode KW16 3NX).
- What is Crockness Martello Tower?
- Crockness Martello Tower in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Crockness Martello Tower?
- Drivers can use postcode KW16 3NX.
- When was Crockness Martello Tower built?
- Built or established in 1812.
- How do I get to Crockness Martello Tower?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KW16 3NX. It sits within the Orkney and Shetland parliamentary constituency.