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What is recorded here

The official built-heritage record describes three large gun emplacements sunk into the cliff edge, linked to underground magazines, stores and shelters. Lenan Fort guarded Lough Swilly, remained under British control after 1921, returned to Irish control in 1938, was used during the Second World War and was abandoned in 1952.

The official record does not grant public access. The fort is ruinous and contains drops, underground spaces and broken structures.