Elizabeth Fort

Elizabeth Fort
Cork, Ireland
Elizabeth Fort – Map – 1866
Elizabeth Fort circa 1866
Elizabeth Fort is located in Cork Central
Elizabeth Fort
Elizabeth Fort
Coordinates51°53′40″N 8°28′39″W / 51.894497°N 8.477617°W / 51.894497; -8.477617
Typestar fort
Areac.1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Site information
Controlled byCork City Council
Open to
the public
Yes (Tuesday to Saturday 10-5 and Sunday 12-5)[1]
WebsiteElizabethFort.ie
Site history
Built1601 (1601)
Battles/wars
  • Cromwellian conquest of Ireland 1649
  • Siege of Cork 1690
  • Irish War of Independence 1920
  • Irish Civil War 1922

Elizabeth Fort is a 17th-century star fort off Barrack Street in Cork, Ireland.[2] Originally built as a defensive fortification on high-ground outside the city walls, the city eventually grew around the fort, and it took on various other roles – including use as a military barracks, prison, and police station.[3] Since 2014, the fort has seen some development as a tourism heritage site, reportedly attracting 36,000 visitors during 2015.[4][5] The walls of the fort have been accessible to the public on a regular basis since September 2014.

  1. ^ "Historic Houses and Castles – Elizabeth Fort". DiscoverIreland. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Cork Camera Club Historical Photographs (pre1940)". Cork City Library. 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
  3. ^ "The Buildings / Military Buildings / Elizabeth Fort". Heritage Office, Cork City Council. 2009. Archived from the original on 31 August 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
  4. ^ "Council plans to transform historic Cork city fort after handover from State". Irish Examiner. 8 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Elizabeth Fort loses out in funding to Shandon area". Irish Examiner. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.