Cove Fort

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Cove Fort is a small bastioned land battery to the east of Cobh in County Cork, Ireland. Built as a coastal defence fortification in 1743, on instruction of the then Vice-Admiral of the Coast, it replaced a number of temporary coastal artillery batteries which defended Cork Harbour.

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  • Siege of Kinsale ⓘ
    1602 battle in England's conquest of Gaelic Ireland
  • Siege of Cork ⓘ
    1690 siege
  • Crossbarry Ambush ⓘ
    1921 battle of the Irish War of Independence
  • Cove Fort ⓘ
    Ireland - an 18th-century fort and land battery in Cork Harbour, Ireland
  • Camden Fort Meagher ⓘ
    Coastal defence fort in County Cork, Ireland  
  • Elizabeth Fort ⓘ
    17th century fort in Cork, Ireland  
  • Fort Davis ⓘ
    fort in County Cork, Ireland
  • Fort Templebreedy ⓘ
    defensive fort for Cork Harbour, Ireland
  • James's Fort ⓘ
    bastion fort in County Cork, Ireland  
  • Spike Island ⓘ
    island in County Cork, Ireland
  • Charles Fort ⓘ
    fortress opposite Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland
  • SM U-58 ⓘ
    German submarine WW I
  • SM UC-42 ⓘ
  • Belvelly Martello tower ⓘ
    Martello Tower in the townland of Belvelly, Co. Cork
  • Haulbowline Martello tower ⓘ
    Martello Tower on Haulbowline Island, Co. Cork
  • Manning Tower ⓘ
    Martello Tower in the townland of Marino, Co. Cork
  • Ringaskiddy Martello Tower ⓘ
    Martello Tower in the townland of Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork
  • Rosslague Martello tower ⓘ
    Martello Tower in the townland of Rosslague, Co. Cork
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1601 — 1602 Siege of Kinsale
1690-09-21T00:00:00Z
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1921-03-19T00:00:00Z
1921-03-19T00:00:00Z
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Cove Fort Cork Harbour from Charles Vallancey Survey 1777Cove Fort Cork Harbour from Charles Vallancey Survey 1777
Cove Fort County Cork Titanic Garden Main Memorial Looking eastCove Fort County Cork Titanic Garden Main Memorial Looking east
Cove Fort County Cork Steps and tunnelCove Fort County Cork Steps and tunnel
Cove Fort County Cork From lowest level looking back and eastCove Fort County Cork From lowest level looking back and east
Cove Fort County Cork Titanic Memorial Garden Opening PlaqueCove Fort County Cork Titanic Memorial Garden Opening Plaque
Cove Fort County Cork view to mouth of Cork Harbour and Spit Bank LighthouseCove Fort County Cork view to mouth of Cork Harbour and Spit Bank Lighthouse
Cove Fort County Cork Titanic Memorial Garden Main Glass MemorialCove Fort County Cork Titanic Memorial Garden Main Glass Memorial
Cove Fort County Cork View from gate of sign and Port of Cork Ops StationCove Fort County Cork View from gate of sign and Port of Cork Ops Station
Cove Fort County Cork From lowest level looking back and west 1Cove Fort County Cork From lowest level looking back and west 1
Cove Fort County Cork From lowest level looking back and west 2Cove Fort County Cork From lowest level looking back and west 2
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    eventarmed conflict1601Siege of KinsalesiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1690Siege of CorksiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1921Crossbarry AmbushUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battleWikidata
    organisationmilitary branch1946Irish Naval ServicenavyWikidata
    siteartillery batteryCove Fortland battery, star fortWikidata
    sitefortCamden Fort MeagherfortWikidata
    sitefortElizabeth FortCork City Council, fortWikidata
    sitefortFort Davisartillery fortWikidata
    sitefortFort TemplebreedyfortWikidata
    sitefortJames's FortfortWikidata
    sitefortSpike Islandfort, islandWikidata
    sitefort1670Charles FortOffice of Public Works, fortWikidata
    siteshipwreckSM U-58sunken vessel, submarineWikidata
    siteshipwreckSM UC-42Type UC II submarine, sunken vessel, U-boatWikidata
    sitetowerBelvelly Martello towerMartello towerWikidata
    sitetowerHaulbowline Martello towerMartello towerWikidata
    sitetowerManning TowerMartello towerWikidata
    sitetowerRingaskiddy Martello TowerMartello towerWikidata
    sitetowerRosslague Martello towerMartello towerWikidata
    commonsimageCove Fort Cork Harbour from Charles Vallancey Survey 1777 Commons
    commonsimageCove Fort County Cork Titanic Garden Main Memorial Looking east Commons
    commonsimageCove Fort County Cork Steps and tunnel Commons
    commonsimageCove Fort County Cork From lowest level looking back and east Commons
    commonsimageCove Fort County Cork Titanic Memorial Garden Opening Plaque Commons
    commonsimageCove Fort County Cork view to mouth of Cork Harbour and Spit Bank Lighthouse Commons
    commonsimageCove Fort County Cork Titanic Memorial Garden Main Glass Memorial Commons
    commonsimageCove Fort County Cork View from gate of sign and Port of Cork Ops Station Commons
    commonsimageCove Fort County Cork From lowest level looking back and west 1 Commons
    commonsimageCove Fort County Cork From lowest level looking back and west 2 Commons
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