James‘ Fort
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.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”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Charles Fort and Desmond Castle.
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 1 km east of James‘ Fort.
Desmond Castle
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Desmond Castle is a tower house located in the town of Kinsale in County Cork, Ireland. Desmond Castle is situated 1¼ km northwest of James‘ Fort.
Charles Fort Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Antiqueight, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Charles Fort Lighthouse is situated 1 km east of James‘ 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 northeast of James‘ Fort.
James‘ Fort
- Categories: fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.6985° or 51° 41′ 55″ northLongitude
-8.51235° or 8° 30′ 45″ westOpen location code
9C3HMFXQ+93OpenStreetMap ID
way 1141761241OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q6127951
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Ukrainian—“James‘ Fort” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن جيمس”
- Irish: “An Seandaingean”
- Irish: “Dún Rí Shéamuis”
- Japanese: “ジェイムズ砦”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Парк”
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