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Artillery position defending Cork harbour, established in 1550. It was reinforced against the French threat from 1780 and the present sturdy fort was raised in the 1860s. It remained in military use until 1980 then fell derelict, before being restored. Free parking, assistance dogs only.
Camden Fort Meagher is a coastal defence fortification close to Crosshaven, County Cork, Ireland. Together with similar structures at Fort Mitchell, Fort Davis (Whitegate), and Templebreedy Battery, the fort was built to defend the mouth of Cork Harbour. Though originally constructed in the 16th century, the current structures of the fort date to the 1860s. Originally named Fort Camden and operated by the British Armed Forces, the fort was handed-over to the Irish Defence Forces in 1938. Renamed Fort Meagher in honour of Thomas Francis Meagher, it remained an Irish military installation until 1989 when the Irish Army handed the fort over to Cork County Council. It remained largely overgrown until 2010 when a group of local volunteers began restoration and development of the fort for heritage and tourism purposes. The fort was renamed Camden Fort Meagher and is now open seasonally to visitors, with exhibits on the fort's Brennan torpedo installation.
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Anglican church designed by William Burges, the architect of St Fin Barre's in Cork, and completed in 1868. It replaced the dilapidated St Matthew's.