Please note that any items in RED means there is a fuller version relating to this particular name or subject, which can be found in the Main Search index. Position: 51°40.7' N 8°24.6' W Location: Charles Fort Summercove, Co Cork, Ireland Official light established: 1804 Existing Lighthouse constructed: Around 1898 Tower Composition: Locally quarried stone & concrete Height of Tower: 19 ft (5.79 m) Designer: Unknown Focal Height of Light: 28 ft (8.5 m) above mean high water First Lit: March 1804 Light Characteristic: White Flash sequence Visible Range on clear night: nominal 10 nautical miles Automated: Unknown History: During the middle of the 17th century Oliver Cromwell was sent to Ireland to quash an uprising of the Catholic order. This followed the execution of Charles I on the 30th January 1649. This expedition was a bloody affair with numerous situations where localised groups of Irish people still refused to give in the the English. Charles Fort was one of several outlook post established by Oliver Cromwell to protect shipping entering Kinsale Harbour. An unofficial light was exhibited from a window in the fort, when ships were due to enter the harbour. In 1804 the Irish Parliament authorized the provision of a light and at this time it became known as the Kinsale Habour station. Around 1898 the fort light was demolished and the present tower constructed. Its name is now known as Charles Fort and is one of the smallest and lowest lighthouses in Ireland. |
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