Fort Templebreedy
Fort Templebreedy (Irish: Dún Theampall Bríde), also known as Templebreedy Battery, was a coastal defence fortification close to Crosshaven, in County Cork, Ireland. Supplementing a number of earlier structures at Fort Camden and Fort Davis, the site was developed between 1904 and 1909 to defend the mouth of Cork Harbour. Used as a coastal artillery position until the 1940s, and as a military training camp until the late 20th century, many of the structures of the 37-acre site were dismantled over time, and part of the complex used as a pitch and putt course. In 2009, Cork County Council added the site to a proposed list of protected structures – though as of 2020 it remains in the ownership of the Department of Defence.
| Fort Templebreedy | |
|---|---|
Dún Theampall Bríde | |
| Near Crosshaven in County Cork in Ireland | |
Irish Coastal Defence Artillery exercise at Fort Templebreedy in the 1940s | |
Fort Templebreedy | |
| Coordinates | 51.79036°N 8.28306°W |
| Type | Coastal defence battery |
| Area | 37 acres (15 ha) |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Department of Defence |
| Condition | Largely deconstructed |
| Emplacements | Two BL 9.2 inch Mark X guns (Other Quick-firing practice guns) |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1904-1909 |
| In use | Until ~1940s (as coast defence) Until ~1980s (as training camp) |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | British Armed Forces, Irish Defence Forces |
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