Charles Fort
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Charles Fort is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Clearagh Hill stands 288 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Bread and Meat, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 1.2 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Charles Fort (Irish: Dún Chathail) 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. First completed in 1682, Charles Fort was sometimes historically referred to as the "new fort", to contrast with James' Fort (the "old fort") which had been built on the other side of Kinsale harbour before 1607. The fort is now operated as a heritage tourism site by the Heritage Ireland arm of the Office of Public Works.
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Dates from 1670.
Wikidata Q1064401, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1682
What to expect
- Operated by
- Office of Public Works
- Access
- Permitted
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Old Head · 6 mi
- Timoleague View · 11 mi
- Inchydoney & Coast Views · 16 mi
- Coast View · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bread and Meat: 0.0 mi
- Ablution Room: 0.0 mi
- Earth Store: 0.0 mi
- Cook House: 0.0 mi
- Fuming Room: 0.0 mi
- The Bowling Green: 1.1 mi
- Hippy Murphy Park: 1.1 mi
- Dan Cummins Park: 1.2 mi
- Sea Garden: 1.3 mi
- The Village Park: 8.1 mi
- Statue of a Warrior: 8.1 mi
- Billy the Blacksmith: 8.6 mi
- St. Molaga's Sheef: 12.0 mi
- St Patrick: 12.1 mi
- Christmas Tree: 12.6 mi
- Kinsale Deep Sea Angling Charters: 0.9 mi
- Kinsale Harbour Cruises: 1.0 mi
- Spanish Galleon Mainmast: 1.0 mi
- Don & Barry’s Historic Stroll: 1.2 mi
- Dermot Ryan's Heritage Town Walks: 1.2 mi
- Lady's Well: 1.2 mi
- Tobar Nuadhan: 2.3 mi
- Sunday’s Well: 5.1 mi
- St Laitiarain's Well: 5.2 mi
- Sunday's Well: 6.0 mi
- Dock Beach: 0.6 mi
- Kilcolman Strand: 4.2 mi
- White Strand: 4.9 mi
- Nohaval Cove: 5.0 mi
- Garretstown Strand: 5.1 mi
- Kinsale Regional Museum & Courthouse: 1.3 mi
- Lusitania Museum: 5.6 mi
- West Cork Heritage Centre: 10.8 mi
- Cobh Heritage Centre: 13.6 mi
- Heritage Centre: 13.6 mi
- Scilly Park: 1.0 mi
- Actons Gardens: 1.0 mi
- The Town Park: 1.1 mi
- Kinalea Garden: 6.2 mi
- Centenary Garden: 9.8 mi
- Knockrush: 1.6 mi
- Grange Hill: 13.0 mi
- Knockshanawee: 17.4 mi
- Green Hill: 18.8 mi
- Corran Hill: 19.6 mi
- Ballinadee Millenium Project: 5.5 mi
- Innishannon Woods: 8.5 mi
- Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Blarney End: 16.3 mi
- Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Killeens End: 16.4 mi
- Rostellen Woods picnic area: 16.8 mi
- Loughbeg Bird Reserve: 11.2 mi
- Cuskinny Marsh Bird Sanctuary: 15.1 mi
- Clogheenmilcon Sanctuary: 16.3 mi
- Irish National Forestry Foundation: 21.6 mi
- Long Strand Dunes: 22.2 mi
- Pairc Ath Na hEorna: 20.5 mi
- N25 Picnic Site: 23.2 mi
- Interesting Cliffs Ring: 16.0 mi
- Mullinhassig Waterfall: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Charles Fort. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clearagh Hill | WNW 297° | 288 m | 20.5 mi |
| Bottle Hill | N 354° | 286 m | 24.5 mi |
| Rock Hill | NNW 347° | 231 m | 24.1 mi |
| Corran Hill | W 271° | 228 m | 19.6 mi |
| Lyradane Mountain | NNW 345° | 226 m | 23.8 mi |
| Knockshanawee | NW 314° | 210 m | 17.4 mi |
| Devonshire's Hill | NNE 22° | 200 m | 24.5 mi |
| Knockrush | SSW 211° | 32 m | 1.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:38 | 18:02 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 21:02 | 21:57 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:51 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 15:24 | 16:27 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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