Baginbun Head Martello Tower
Baginbun Head Martello Tower is a tower in County Wexford, Leinster. Baginbun Head Martello Tower is situated nearby to the archaeological site Strongbow’s Tent, as well as near the islet Broad Rock.Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tower
- Description: Martello Tower in the townland of Ramstown, Co. Wexford
- Also known as: “Baginbun Martello Tower”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fethard Castle and Fethard Lifeboat Station.
Fethard Castle
Ruins
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fethard Castle is a ruins, which is situated 2½ km north of Baginbun Head Martello Tower.
Fethard Lifeboat Station
Building
Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fethard Lifeboat Station is the base for a Royal National Lifeboat Institution inshore lifeboat at Fethard-on-Sea on the south coast of County Wexford, Ireland. Fethard Lifeboat Station is situated 1½ km northwest of Baginbun Head Martello Tower.
All Saints‘ Church, Templetown
Church
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
All Saints‘ Church, Templetown is situated 3½ km west of Baginbun Head Martello Tower.
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 Baginbun Head Martello Tower.
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 Baginbun Head Martello Tower.
Baginbun Head Martello Tower
- Categories: Martello tower, building, and historic site
- Location: County Wexford, Leinster, Southeast Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.17399° or 52° 10′ 26″ northLongitude
-6.82816° or 6° 49′ 41″ westOpen location code
9C4M55FC+HPOpenStreetMap ID
way 797215807OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=martello_towerOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q122845113
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Highlights include Strongbow’s Tent and Broad Rock.
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