James‘ Fort

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.
Wikipedia
Photo: The Speckled Bird, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: bastion fort in County Cork, Ireland
  • Also known as: “James Fort” and “James’s Fort”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Charles Fort and Desmond Castle.

Photo: The Speckled Bird, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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, , . is situated 1 km east of James‘ Fort.

Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a tower house located in the town of in , . is situated 1¼ km northwest of James‘ Fort.

Lighthouse
Photo: Antiqueight, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 1 km east of James‘ Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Summer Cove and Kinsale.

Locality
Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.

Photo: Christopher Michel, CC BY 2.0.
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
Photo: Neville Goodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
(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 5 km northeast of James‘ Fort.

James‘ Fort

Latitude
51.6985° or 51° 41′ 55″ north
Longitude
-8.51235° or 8° 30′ 45″ west
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
9C3HMFXQ+93
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1141761241
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q6127951
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover James‘ Fort from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“James‘ Fort” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “حصن جيمس”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حصن جيمس”
  • Irish: “An Seandaingean”
  • Irish: “Dún Rí Shéamuis”
  • Japanese: “ジェイムズ砦”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Парк”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “James‘ Fort”.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Atlantic Offshore Adventures and James Fort Block House.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as James Fort and The Dock.

County Cork: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Cork, Cobh, Kinsale, and Mallow.

Curious Archaeological Sites to Discover

Uncover intriguing archaeological sites from every corner of the globe.