
Overview
Indicated — Ardagh (bear By.) is recorded as Battery in Cork. Roofless rectangular structure (int: 3.0m NW-SE wall thickness 0.6m) c. 0.3 km NE of Martello Tower (CO128-014---) on Bear Island.
Why it was made
The saved account records: Roofless rectangular structure (int: 3.0m NW-SE
People and events
The saved account records: wall thickness 0.6m) c. 0.3 km NE of Martello Tower (CO128-014---) on Bear Island.
How it worked
The saved account records: Shown on OS 6-inch map (1842) as Battery No. 4 in square ordnance grounds.
What remains
The saved account records: Remains of another structure attached to SE wall.
Why it mattered
Indicated — Ardagh (bear By.) matters because the source ties battery to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: Ground and 1st floor door in NE wall.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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