Buckle's Tower
Stone-built tower in Firth, Orkney / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Buckle's Tower (locally Buckle's Too'er) is a historic stone-built tower upon the Hill of Heddle in Firth, Orkney.[1] The tower was originally built sometime during the 1870s by a local shepherd boy named William Buckle who watched the sheep on the Hill of Heddle.[2]
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Alternative name | Buckle's Too'er |
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Location | Firth, Mainland, Orkney, Scotland |
Coordinates | 59°00′09″N 3°08′15″W |
Type | Folly |
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Builder | William Buckle |
Founded | 1870s |
Site notes | |
Public access | Yes |
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