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

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…
  • First World War, Northern Ireland, Original Research

North Irish Horse Camp, Antrim

Located on what is now Steeple Road PSNI Training Centre, was a 440 bed camp of the North Irish Horse. Very little is evident today of what was vacated over…
  • First World War, Northern Ireland, Original Research

Randalstown Camp

Dissected by the M22 motorway at Randalstown, an army camp capable of housing more than 5,000 British and Irish soldiers in preparation for the trenches of France once sat, with…
  • First World War, Kent, Original Research, Second World War

Site Visit – Wouldham Bridging Camp

A camp under the control of the Royal Engineers has existed on this unassuming patch of land since the 1860s, making use of the River Medway as a bridging obstacle…
  • 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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