1995

ND3391 : Martello Tower at Hackness

taken 29 years ago, near to Hackness, Hoy, Orkney Islands, Scotland

This is 1 of 2 images, with title Martello Tower at Hackness in this square
Martello Tower at Hackness
Martello Tower at Hackness
This is one of two towers built in 1814 to improve the defence of Longhope Sound. The other can just be seen on the other side of the sound. See LinkExternal link for more information.

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Category: Martello tower
This photo is linked from: Articles: · Martello Towers Automatic Clusters: · Defence [2] · Longhope Sound [2] Title Clusters: · Martello Tower at Hackness [2] ·
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ND3391, 23 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Ian Bruce   (more nearby)
Date Taken
September 1995   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 1 June, 2006
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ND 338 912 [100m precision]
WGS84: 58:48.1934N 3:8.8474W
View Direction
North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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Image classification(about): Geograph (Second Visitor for ND3391) · First in 5 Years (TPoint) (about)
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