Fortress
James's Fort
🇮🇪 Ireland
James Fort (Irish: Dún Rí Shéamuis) is an early 17th-century pentagonal bastion fort located on Castlepark peninsula in Kinsale harbour, County Cork, Ireland. Situated downstream from Kinsale on the River Bandon, the fort was built to defend the harbour and seaborne approaches of the town. Following the construction of Charles Fort on the opposite side of the harbour in the late 17th century, James Fort became known as the "old fort" (Irish: an Seandaingean). Listed as a protected National Monument, and managed by the Office of Public Works, the fort is open to visitors.
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James's Fort ranks #5,843 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #117 of the 173 mapped in Ireland. 7 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Cork, 22 km away. See how Ireland compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is James's Fort?
James's Fort stands in Ireland, at 51.69964°, -8.51028°.
How famous is James's Fort?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,843 of 8,134 worldwide, and #117 in Ireland. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to James's Fort?
Charles Fort, about 1 km away.
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