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Kilroot Coastal Artillery Battery

A site visit and photographic report on the history and current condition of Kilroot Battery, a 1910 coastal artillery battery on the western coast of Belfast Lough. The fort was…

  • First World War, Pre-WW1

Postcards from Ballykinlar

Ballykinlar (also Ballykinler) Camp started life as a firing range for the 5th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles as they trained for the war in South Africa, fighting the Boers. At…

  • First World War, Northern Ireland, Pre-WW1, Second World War

Site Visit – Magilligan Point

The origins of a camp at Magilligan are difficult to ascertain, as I haven’t discovered any definitive records relating to the initial construction of the camp. A number of clues…

  • First World War, Pre-WW1, Republic of Ireland

Site Visit – Clancy Barracks, Dublin

The barracks and army ordnance buildings of Clancy Barracks are located on the south side of the River Liffy in Dublin. Constructed in around 1798 and originally known as Islandbridge…

  • Kent, Pre-WW1, Second World War, Visit Reports

Site Visit – Fort Burgoyne

A collection of photographs that were taken on a tour by the Land Trust in 2007.

  • Kent, Pre-WW1, Visit Reports

Site Visit – Slough Fort, Allhallows

Slough Fort (so named due to its proximity to Slough hamlet to the north west) was built between 1861 and 1867 to combat a ever growing threat from the French…

  • Kent, Pre-WW1, Visit Reports

Site Visit – Grain Tower Battery

Grain Tower Battery was constructed between 1879 and 1855 of granite in an Martello tower style. Unique by virtue that it was constructed off shore on a mud-spit in the…

  • First World War, Pre-WW1, Republic of Ireland, Visit Reports

Site Visit – Dunree Fort, County Donegal

Meaning ‘Fort of the Heather,’ Dunree Fort is now a national museum in Donegal. Originally a fort was erected on the cliffs in 1798 to guard against French invasion. The much…

  • First World War, Pre-WW1, Republic of Ireland, Visit Reports

Site Visit – Lenan Head Fort, County Donegal

Situated on a rocky headland, Lenan Head Fort (sometimes spelt Leenan) is a British built coastal artillery battery from the late 19th Century. Standing isolated for over 120 years, the Victorian…

  • First World War, Northern Ireland, Original Research, Pre-WW1, Visit Reports

Site Visit – Baxter Block, Ballykinlar

Baxter Block as it was later known was an iconic accommodation cluster within Ballykinlar (Ballykinler) Camp in Country Down. This portion of the accommodation had a long and colourful history,…

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