HeritageEasy30-60 minutes
James Fort
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About
The older of the two harbour forts, a ruined star fort over at Castlepark across the water from the town, built in the early 17th century and named for James I. It predates Charles Fort and stands unstaffed today as a free national monument, with a short loop walk around the earthworks and the remains of the blockhouse down at the water. From up on the ramparts you look straight back across the harbour to Kinsale and Charles Fort on the far shore. It is reached on foot or by road around to Castlepark.
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Highlights
- ✓An early-17th-century star fort, older than Charles Fort
- ✓Free, unstaffed national monument
- ✓Short loop walk around the earthworks
- ✓The blockhouse remains down at the water's edge
Tips
- →Free and open; no staff or facilities on site
- →Reached around the harbour at Castlepark
- →Pairs with Charles Fort for the full pair of harbour forts
- →Good views back to the town from the ramparts
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