Strongbow’s Tent

Strongbow’s Tent is an archaeological site in County Wexford, Leinster. Strongbow’s Tent is situated near the islet Broad Rock, as well as near Mealoge.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Baginbun Head Martello Tower and Fethard Castle.

Baginbun Head Martello Tower

Tower

Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Baginbun Head Martello Tower is situated 160 metres southwest of Strongbow’s Tent.

Fethard Castle

Ruins

Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fethard Castle is a ruins, which is situated 2 km northwest of Strongbow’s Tent.

Fethard Lifeboat Station

Building

Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fethard Lifeboat Station now occupies a former bungalow at the head of Quay Road in Fethard-on-Sea, a village on the eastern side of the Hook Peninsula, on the south coast of County Wexford in Ireland. Fethard Lifeboat Station is situated 1½ km northwest of Strongbow’s Tent.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fethard-on-Sea and Saltmills.

Fethard-on-Sea

Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fethard-on-Sea is a village on the coast of County Wexford in Ireland. With a population in 2022 of 363, it's the largest of the villages on Hook Peninsula, also described here. They include Saltmines, Duncannon and Ballyhack.

Saltmills

Village

Photo: John, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Saltmills is a small village located in the south-west of County Wexford, in Ireland. The village is located at the head of a small inlet that enters Bannow Bay. The village received its name from the medieval mills that existed just outside the village. Saltmills is situated 6 km north of Strongbow’s Tent.

Slade

Village

Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Slade is a small village and townland in County Wexford, Ireland. The townland, which has an area of approximately 1 square kilometre, sits on the Hook Peninsula and had a population of 52 people as of the 2011 census. Slade is situated 7 km southwest of Strongbow’s Tent.

Strongbow’s Tent

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: County Wexford, Leinster, Southeast Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.17501° or 52° 10′ 30″ north

Longitude

-6.82649° or 6° 49′ 35″ west

Open location code

9C4M55GF+2C

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2585892053

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Broad Rock and Mealoge.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: The Norman Way: Baginbun and Baginbun car park.

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