Arrays of α-Fe2O3 nanowires embedded in anodic alumina membranes were obtained after heat-treating β-FeOOH nanowire arrays fabricated by electrochemical deposition. Haematite polycrystalline nanowires with maximum length of about 7μm and average diameter of about 120nm were characterized by means of x-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. The Morin temperature below 80 K and N´eel temperature of about 350K for the α-Fe2O3 nanowire arrays, far lower than those of bulk material, were measured by Mössbauer spectroscopy and using a Magnetic Property Measurement System.