Hackness Martello Tower. The image shows a circular stone structure in the right middle of the frame. It is accessed by external metal stairs on its left and surmounted by a flagpole with a light blue flag. The foreground is grassy and there are some buildings and the sea in the background. The sky is blue.

Hackness Martello Tower on the island of South Walls in Orkney. It was built in 1814 to guard Longhope Sound, part of Scapa Flow, from attack by the French and by US privateers. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

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"In Conversation" With John Cload - 3rd October 2019

John Cload (1920-2020) Interviewed abt his family (grandfather a soldier stationed @ #Longhope Battery #Orkney) called up #WW2 (ship air torpedoed, service in N Africa, Italy, Greece) V sobering part around 28 mins in. Longtime family friend, some #dialect. #Orkney www.mixcloud.com/radioorkney/...

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