Hackness Gun Battery

As part of a programme of consolidation and presentation by Historic Scotland, Headland undertook a series of surveys and excavations at the site of the Hackness Gun Battery, Orkney. The 19th century battery and its associated Martello towers were never involved in direct action, yet despite this, they represent a major military development which still dominates Switha Sound between South Walls and Flotta in Scapa Flow. The site is unique in Scotland and a very striking reminder of a turbulent and unsettled political climate throughout the 19th century.