Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Battery
Foynes Island, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Foynes Island
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Battery (site of) (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.62204, -9.12386
- SMR number
- LI010-001----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
According to Kerrigan (1995, 204-214) this battery was under construction between 1794 and 1795. He describes it as 'an earthwork battery for six 24-pounders, which would have been capable of commanding the full width of the river, which is a mile wide from Battery Point across to the Co. Clare shore to the north-west.' The area of this battery is now covered by dense vegetation overgrowth.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of Upload: 2 August 2012
References
Kerrigan P.M. 1995 Castles and fortifications in Ireland 1485-1945. Cork. The Collins Press.
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.