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Macamish Fort

Martello tower and coastal battery
Macamish Fort
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The official built-heritage record describes a three-storey rounded stone tower with a three-gun battery, a rock-cut ditch and a former drawbridge. It was one of six coastal batteries built around Lough Swilly and was later changed into a private home.
A rounded Martello tower built in 1812–13 on Macamish Point to defend Lough Swilly during the Napoleonic Wars.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 40902801

The official record says the fort is now a private home. Do not enter without the owner's permission.

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