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Clueless in most things
Well, they needed something at the end of that freshly tarmacced drive didn't they
Bill, that was an entirely different monkey !!!I think the fort was built in the time of Napoleon, John. He was on his way there but was shipwrecked and hanged in Sunderland or Hartlepool.
I thought you knew everything
http://www.martellotowersutton.com/Tower_History.html
There were other emplacements on the Shannon river also.
See under Defences
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meelick,_County_Galway
The construction of the Shannonbridge fort was interesting. The walls were battered so to deflect cannonball and the roof was built up with clay to absorb impact of cannonball.
The wall on right in aerial pic is breached by the road.
There was a smaller gun emplacement on the other side and I think on the island. The house on left was the commanders.
It's a restaurant now.
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Rain - what rain???????Let us know when it is due to stop raining, Alec.
Used up all my sun cream already
Know a fair bit about the towers ( I actually donated to and actively supported the restoration of the one at Jaywick, Essex.. Still visit it at least once a yearI thought you knew everything
http://www.martellotowersutton.com/Tower_History.html
There were other emplacements on the Shannon river also.
See under Defences
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meelick,_County_Galway
The construction of the Shannonbridge fort was interesting. The walls were battered so to deflect cannonball and the roof was built up with clay to absorb impact of cannonball.
The wall on right in aerial pic is breached by the road.
There was a smaller gun emplacement on the other side and I think on the island. The house on left was the commanders.
It's a restaurant now.
) had never considered the fact there are towers in Eire as well... Appreciate the info Squag
And then this
http://www.joycetower.ie
http://www.joycetower.ie
We have a little tower here.
Got quite a big gun on it though.
http://www.seafordmuseum.co.uk/introduction.htm
Got quite a big gun on it though.
http://www.seafordmuseum.co.uk/introduction.htm
And our one.....
The headland in the distance in the second photo is Newhaven; much bigger fort there and lots of very big guns.....
The headland in the distance in the second photo is Newhaven; much bigger fort there and lots of very big guns.....
http://dunree.pro.ie
In Donegal to keep you guys from trespassing in Lough Swilly - even though we let you fly over Donegal/Leitrim to chase U boats.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Dunree
In Donegal to keep you guys from trespassing in Lough Swilly
- even though we let you fly over Donegal/Leitrim to chase U boats.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Dunree
Mine has been up for longerMine is bigger than yours
Yet another ye wasted money on!!
Amazing development
http://www.heritageireland.ie/en/south-west/charlesfort/
Amazing development
http://www.heritageireland.ie/en/south-west/charlesfort/