Fort Davis

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Fort Davis, is a coastal defence fortification close to Whitegate, County Cork, Ireland. Together with similar structures at Fort Mitchel, Fort Camden, and Templebreedy Battery, the fort was built to defend the mouth of Cork Harbour. Though used as a fortification from the early 17th century, the current structures of the 74-acre site date primarily from the 1860s. Originally named Fort Carlisle and operated by the British Armed Forces, the fort was handed-over to the Irish Defence Forces in 1938, and renamed Fort Davis. The facility is owned by the Department of Defence, and is used as a military training site with no public access. ()

Coordinates: 51°48'58"N, 8°15'40"W

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Nearby attractions include: St Colman's Cathedral, Cobh Heritage Centre, Cobh Museum, Old Church Cemetery.

2.8 miNW
Imposing cathedral made from granite
St Colman's Cathedral, Cobh
72 min walk • St. Colman's Cathedral stands as a magnificent beacon on the skyline of Cobh, Ireland, a town steeped in maritime and emigrant history. This neo-Gothic cathedral, officially known as the Cathedral Church of St Colman, dominates the town's elevated backdrop, offering an...
2.8 miNW
Specialty museum, Museum, Maritime museum
Cobh Heritage Centre, Cobh
72 min walk • The Cobh Heritage Centre is a museum located in Cobh, County Cork, Ireland. It is attached to Cobh railway station. The "Queenstown Experience", located at the centre, has mostly permanent exhibitions of Irish history.
2.8 miNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Cobh Museum, Cobh
73 min walk • The Scots Church is a former Presbyterian church in Cobh, Ireland. It is today a museum, the Cobh Museum, which tells the history of the town.
3.6 miNW
Cemetery
Old Church Cemetery, Cobh
92 min walk • The Old Church Cemetery is an ancient cemetery on the outskirts of the town of Cobh, County Cork, Ireland which contains a significant number of important burials, including a number 3 mass graves and several individual graves containing the remains of 193 victims of the...
0.9 miSW
Historical place, Forts and castles
Camden Fort Meagher, Crosshaven
23 min walk • Camden Fort Meagher is a coastal defence fortification close to Crosshaven, County Cork, Ireland. Together with similar structures at Fort Mitchell, Fort Davis, and Templebreedy Battery, the fort was built to defend the mouth of Cork Harbour.
2.8 miNW
51°50'57"N • 8°17'49"W
Sirius Arts Centre, Cobh
71 min walk • Museum
1.9 miSW
Church
Holy Trinity Church, Crosshaven
49 min walk • Holy Trinity Church, Templebreedy is a parish church of the Church of Ireland close to Crosshaven, in County Cork, Ireland. It was designed by William Burges, who also designed Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral. The building opened in 1868 and remains an active parish church.
1.6 miS
Lighthouse
Roche's Point Lighthouse
42 min walk • Roche's Point Lighthouse is situated at the entrance to Cork Harbour, Ireland. A lighthouse was first established on 4 June 1817 to guide ships into Cork Harbour. The original tower was deemed too small and in 1835 was replaced by the larger present tower which is 49 feet high with a diameter of 12 feet.
2.1 miN
Lighthouse
Spit Bank Lighthouse
54 min walk • The Spit Bank Lighthouse close to Cobh in County Cork, Ireland is a screw-pile lighthouse which marks a shallow bank in the navigable channels of lower Cork Harbour. The platform was built by the blind Irish engineer Alexander Mitchell, with the lighthouse itself designed by George Halpin.
2.4 miNW
Island
Haulbowline, Cobh
62 min walk • Haulbowline is an island in Cork Harbour off the coast of Ireland. The world's first yacht club was founded on Haulbowline in 1720.
2.6 miN
Forts and castles
Cove Fort
66 min walk • 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.