Strongbow’s Entrenchment

Strongbow’s Entrenchment is an archaeological site in County Wexford, Leinster. Strongbow’s Entrenchment is situated near the archaeological site Strongbow’s Cap, as well as near Baginbun Beach.

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 240 metres southeast of Strongbow’s Entrenchment.

Fethard Castle

Ruins

Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fethard Castle is a ruins, which is situated 2 km north of Strongbow’s Entrenchment.

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 north of Strongbow’s Entrenchment.

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 Entrenchment.

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 Entrenchment.

Strongbow’s Entrenchment

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

52.17498° or 52° 10′ 30″ north

Longitude

-6.83126° or 6° 49′ 53″ west

Open location code

9C4M55F9+XF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 252557110

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Strongbow’s Cap and Baginbun Beach.

Nearby Places

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

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