Charles’s Fort
Charles’s Fort is a ruin in County Cork, Munster. Charles’s Fort is situated nearby to Charles Fort Lighthouse, as well as near the locality Summer Cove.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Charles Fort and Charles Fort Lighthouse.
Charles Fort
Photo: The Speckled Bird, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Charles Fort is a trace italienne fortification, a bastion fort with one section of the outer wall built in star fashion. It is located at the southern end of the village of Summer Cove, on Kinsale harbour, County Cork, Ireland. Charles Fort is situated 360 metres east of Charles’s Fort.
Charles Fort Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Antiqueight, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Charles Fort Lighthouse is situated 320 metres east of Charles’s Fort.
James‘ Fort
Archaeological site
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James Fort is an early 17th-century pentagonal bastion fort located on Castlepark peninsula in Kinsale harbour, County Cork, Ireland. Situated downstream from Kinsale on the River Bandon, the fort was built to defend the harbour and seaborne approaches of the town. James‘ Fort is situated 620 metres northwest of Charles’s Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Summer Cove and Kinsale.
Summer Cove
Locality
Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Summer Cove is part of Kinsale town on the Kinsale harbour, on the south coast of Ireland; it faces westwards across the entrance of the harbour to the Castlepark peninsula.
Kinsale
Photo: Christopher Michel, CC BY 2.0.
Kinsale is a small harbour in County Cork, Southwest Ireland. It's 25 km south of Cork city, at the mouth of the River Bandon, and in 2022 had a population of 6000.
Belgooly
Village
Photo: Neville Goodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belgooly (Irish: Béal Guala is a village in County Cork, Ireland, located 4.6 kilometres to the north-east of Kinsale. In 2022 it had a population of 823. Belgooly is situated 5 km north of Charles’s Fort.
Charles’s Fort
- Type: Ruin
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.69611° or 51° 41′ 46″ northLongitude
-8.50417° or 8° 30′ 15″ westOpen location code
9C3HMFWW+C8GeoNames ID
3230780
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