Charles Fort

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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Charles Fort ranks #1,927 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #24 of the 172 mapped in Ireland. Founded 1670, it is older than 25% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 580 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,647 times in the last 60 days, more than 72% of the atlas. 7 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Cork, 23 km away. See how Ireland compares in the castle statistics.

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