Fort Templebreedy | |
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Dún Theampall Bríde | |
Near Crosshaven in County Cork in Ireland | |
Coordinates | 51°47′25″N 8°16′59″W / 51.79036°N 8.28306°W |
Type | Coastal defence battery |
Area | 37 acres (15 ha)[1][2] |
Site information | |
Owner | Department of Defence |
Condition | Largely deconstructed |
Emplacements | Two BL 9.2 inch Mark X guns (Other Quick-firing practice guns) |
Site history | |
Built | 1904 | -1909
In use | Until ~1940s (as coast defence) Until ~1980s (as training camp) |
Garrison information | |
Occupants | British Armed Forces, Irish Defence Forces |
Fort Templebreedy (Irish: Dún Theampall Bríde),[3] also known as Templebreedy Battery, was a coastal defence fortification close to Crosshaven, in County Cork, Ireland. Supplementing a number of earlier structures at Fort Camden and Fort Davis, the site was developed between 1904 and 1909 to defend the mouth of Cork Harbour.[4][5] Used as a coastal artillery position until the 1940s,[4] and as a military training camp until the late 20th century, many of the structures of the 37-acre site were dismantled over time, and part of the complex used as a pitch and putt course.[6] In 2009, Cork County Council added the site to a proposed list of protected structures[7] – though as of 2022 it remained in the ownership of the Department of Defence.[2][8]
Fort Templebreedy, which comprises c.37 acres, remains an operational facility and continues to be used by the Defence Forces. There are no plans under consideration to dispose of the site at this time