Museum Represents a museum WC No EventsForChildren No Place The town or city Edinburgh HearingLoop No IsIncludedThisYear No DisabledAccess No OpeningTime1 Bus on the hour: 10.00-16.00 IsNewThisYear No ID Google Panorama ID 10466 Refreshments No Street The street address Leith Docks Postcode EH6 Parking No DisabledWC No LimitedAccess No NotAccessible No Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Martello Tower Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived edinburgh Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1705 Type The nature or genre of the resource Museum Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,55.86362,-4.261207; Description An account of the resource <p>Built 1809. One of the rings of forts built around the British Isles as a defence against Napoleonic invasions. Designed to support cannons, was last used to house AckAck guns in the 1939-1945 war. It stood on the shore but as a result of the land reclamation in the 1950s and 60's it now stands inland. Leithers know it by the name of the "Tally too'er". Not a venue to be missed. Access by bus only from casino at old dock at bottom of Commercial Street every hour on the hour.</p> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1809