Devil’s Bastion

Devil’s Bastion is a locality in , . Devil’s Bastion is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Charles Fort and Charles Fort Lighthouse.

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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 , on harbour, , .

Lighthouse
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Archaeological site
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James Fort is an early 17th-century pentagonal bastion fort located on Castlepark peninsula in harbour, , . Situated downstream from Kinsale on the , the fort was built to defend the harbour and seaborne approaches of the town.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Summer Cove and Kinsale.

Locality
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is part of Kinsale town on the harbour, on the south coast of ; it faces westwards across the entrance of the harbour to the Castlepark peninsula.

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is a small harbour in , . It's 25 km south of Cork city, at the mouth of the River Bandon, and in 2022 had a population of 6000.

Village
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(Irish: Béal Guala is a village in , , located 4.6 kilometres to the north-east of . In 2022 it had a population of 823. is situated 4½ km north of Devil’s Bastion.

Devil’s Bastion

Latitude
51.69688° or 51° 41′ 49″ north
Longitude
-8.5004° or 8° 30′ 1″ west
Open location code
9C3HMFWX+QR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9223986004
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Vehicle Shed and Ablution Room.

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