Neds Point Fort
Neds Point Fort is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Slieve Snaght stands 615 m to the northeast, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Porthaw Beach, a beach 0.3 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way runs past it.
The story
Ned's Point Fort is one of several Napoleonic batteries built along the shores of Lough Swilly in county Donegal, to defend the north west of Ireland. It was part of a scheme to fortify Lough Swilly and Lough Foyle against French Invasion during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. It is situated on Ned's Point, near the once important naval town of Buncrana, and its current form largely dates to works completed between 1812 and 1813. It comprised a rectangular blockhouse mounting two guns and a supporting battery mounting four guns. The fort is surrounded by a ditch. After the end of the Napoleonic Wars the defences were neglected and not updated. In 1874, the fort was armed with two 5.5-inch Howitzers in the tower and four 24 Pounder smooth bore guns in the main battery. It was remodeled in the 1890s as a battery with two 6-inch guns on hydropneumatic mountings. This included a central underground magazine complex and the height of the tower or blockhouse was also reduced. In addition two practice batteries were constructed for six 64 Pounder guns and four 5-inch Breech Loading (BL) guns. In 1905 it was recommended by the Owen Committee that the fort be disarmed. This was completed by 1907, and no armament was listed at the fort in a report dated to 1913. The fort remains substantially intact, along with the practice batteries. Parts of the site were restored by Buncrana Town Council in the 1990s, and subject to some additional restoration as of 2012. While there are a number of walking routes in the area, the fort itself is not open to the public.
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Dates from 1812.
Wikidata Q6986342, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- On the Wild Atlantic Way, National
- 11.9 mi off the Causeway Coastal Route
Overlooks nearby
- Ballymastocker Strand · 6 mi
- Mamore Gap · 6 mi
- Gap of Mamore Viewpoint · 7 mi
- Pollet Great Arch · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Buncrana Castle: 0.4 mi
- O'Doherty's Keep: 0.5 mi
- Rathmullan Fort: 4.0 mi
- St Mura's Abbey: 4.0 mi
- Abbey: 4.1 mi
- Gory Hill: 1.8 mi
- Mouldy Hill: 2.7 mi
- Aghaweel Hill: 3.7 mi
- Meenkeeragh Hill: 3.9 mi
- Lackan Hill: 4.2 mi
- Car Park: 3.5 mi
- Rathmullan House Walled Garden: 3.5 mi
- Culmore Country Park: 10.4 mi
- Creggan Burn Park: 10.8 mi
- Bay Road Park: 11.0 mi
- Flight of the Earls: 3.8 mi
- Amazing Space Peace Tree: 11.7 mi
- International Sailor: 11.7 mi
- Mute Meadow: 11.8 mi
- Hands Across the Divide statue: 12.0 mi
- Porthaw Beach: 0.3 mi
- Stragill Beach: 1.3 mi
- Buncrana Beach: 1.8 mi
- Lisfannon Beach: 3.1 mi
- Carricknaha: 4.1 mi
- Gap of Marmore: 6.4 mi
- Glendowen craft shop: 7.2 mi
- Donagh Cross: 11.0 mi
- Craft Village: 11.7 mi
- Ebrington Parade Grounds: 11.8 mi
- Fort Dunree Military Museum: 4.9 mi
- Dunree Centre: 4.9 mi
- Museum of Free Derry: 11.6 mi
- Tower Museum: 11.7 mi
- Apprentice Boys of Derry: 11.7 mi
- Fahan Holy Well: 4.0 mi
- St. Patrick's Well: 8.4 mi
- Saint Boyne's Well: 12.5 mi
- Tober Well: 13.0 mi
- Doon Well: 15.9 mi
- Cutting Flower Patch: 18.4 mi
- Walled Garden: 18.5 mi
- Walled Garden: 20.5 mi
- Walled Garden: 20.8 mi
- Rose Garden: 20.8 mi
- Glenevin Waterfall: 8.5 mi
- Dungeon Waterfall: 16.8 mi
- Ness Waterfall Highest Waterfall In Northern Ireland: 17.7 mi
- Corbylin Waterfall: 18.4 mi
- Astelleen Burn Waterfall: 22.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
- Ballynashallog Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- McDonald's Outdoor Seating Area: 17.0 mi
- Rathmullan Wood Nature Reserve: 5.0 mi
- Maumlack Corrie Headwall: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Neds Point Fort. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Snaght | NE 55° | 614.6 m | 6.7 mi |
| Slieve Main | ENE 58° | 514 m | 5.8 mi |
| Raghtin More | N 2° | 502 m | 7.9 mi |
| Wee Slieve Snaght | NE 52° | 500 m | 7.0 mi |
| Bulbin | NNE 13° | 494 m | 6.0 mi |
| Scalp Mountain | SE 129° | 484 m | 5.6 mi |
| Crockmain | N 360° | 460 m | 7.6 mi |
| Mamore Hill | N 354° | 423 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:34 | 17:55 | 18:43 |
| June solstice | 04:50 | 21:13 | 22:15 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:44 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 08:55 | 14:48 | 16:03 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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