Charles Fort
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.- Tourist attraction
- …is also known as “Charles Ft.”
- …is operated by Office of Public Works
- …dates from 1682
- Opening hours: 11:00 AM–5:00 PM
- Description: fortress opposite Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland
- Email: charlesfort@opw.ie
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Charles Fort Lighthouse and James‘ Fort.
James‘ Fort
Archaeological site
James Fort is an early 17th-century pentagonal bastion… James‘ Fort is situated 1 km west of Charles Fort.
Desmond Castle
Museum
Desmond Castle is a tower house located in the town of Kinsale in County Cork, Ireland. Desmond Castle is situated 2 km northwest of Charles Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Summer Cove and Kinsale.
Summer Cove
Locality
Summer Cove is part of Kinsale town on the Kinsale…
Kinsale
Kinsale is a small harbour in County Cork, Southwest Ireland.
Charles Fort
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Latitude
51.69636° or 51° 41′ 47″ north
Longitude
-8.49901° or 8° 29′ 56″ west
Open location code
9C3HMGW2+G9
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OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
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tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Slovenian—“Charles Fort” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “حصن تشارلز (أيرلندا)”
- Basque: “Charles Fort (Irlanda)”
- Basque: “Charles Fort”
- Catalan: “Charles Fort (Irlanda)”
- Catalan: “Charles Fort”
- Dutch: “Charles Fort”
- Egyptian Arabic: “تشارلز فورت”
- French: “Charles fort (batiment)”
- French: “Charles Fort (Batiment)”
- French: “Charles fort (bâtiment)”
- French: “Charles Fort (bâtiment)”
- French: “Charles Fort (Bâtiment)”
- French: “Charles Fort”
- German: “Charles Fort (Irland)”
- German: “Charles Fort”
- Irish: “Daingean Rinn Chorráin”
- Irish: “Dún Chathail”
- Italian: “Fort Charles”
- Japanese: “チャールズ要塞”
- Portuguese: “Forte Charles”
- Russian: “Чарльз Форт”
- Slovenian: “Charles Fort (Irska)”
- Slovenian: “Charles Fort”
- Slovenian: “Dún Chathail”
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