Two BL 9.2 inch Mark X guns (Other Quick-firing practice guns)
Site history
Built
1904 (1904)-1909 (1909)
In use
Until ~1940s (as coast defence) Until ~1980s (as training camp)
Garrison information
Occupants
British Armed Forces, Irish Defence Forces
Fort Templebreedy (Irish: Dún Theampall Bríde),[3] 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.[4][5] Used as a coastal artillery position until the 1940s,[4] 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.[6] In 2009, Cork County Council added the site to a proposed list of protected structures[7] – though as of 2020 it remains in the ownership of the Department of Defence.[2]
^"Schedule of Land and Buildings". Appropriation Account 2015 - Vote 36 - Defence (PDF) (Report). Comptroller and Auditor General. 2015. p. 24. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
^ ab"Defence Forces Properties - Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 March 2020 - Written Answers (Question to Defence)". oireachtas.ie. Houses of the Oireachtas. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020. Fort Templebreedy, which comprises c.37 acres, remains an operational facility and continues to be used by the Defence Forces. There are no plans under consideration to dispose of the site at this time
^"Coastal Defence Artillery Collection" (in Irish). Irish Defence Forces- Military Archives. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015.
^ ab"Coast Artillery Gallery: Ireland". Victorian Forts and Artillery. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
^"Co Cork, Templebrady (Crosshaven), Fort". Dictionary of Irish Architects. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
^"Templebreedy Fort Could Become a National Monument". CorkHarbour.ie. September 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
^"Written Answers – Departmental Properties". Oireachtas Hansard. 24 February 2009.
FortTemplebreedy (Irish: Dún Theampall Bríde), also known as Templebreedy Battery, was a coastal defence fortification close to Crosshaven, in County...
developed throughout the 19th century and a further fort, FortTemplebreedy, was added to the south of Fort Camden at the beginning of the 20th century. At...
at Fort Mitchell (Spike Island), Fort Davis (Whitegate), and Templebreedy Battery (also close to Crosshaven), the fort was built to defend the mouth of...
Joyce's novel Ulysses. Nearby coastal artillery and military forts, FortTemplebreedy and Camden Fort Meagher, were British outposts until the Treaty Ports installations...
County Cork Naval Base, Haulbowline, County Cork Fort Davis, Whitegate, County Cork FortTemplebreedy, Crosshaven, County Cork Collins Barracks, County...
Ballyvoloon, overlooking "The Cove". In 1743 the British built a fort, later to become known as Cove Fort, to the east of the village. The settlement was first referred...
other installations: (A) Haulbowline Naval Base, (B) Fort Mitchel/Westmoreland, (C) Fort Meagher/Camden, (D) Fort Davis/Carlisle, (E) FortTemplebreedy...
built on Great Island. These included construction by the British of Cove Fort (between Cobh and Cuskinny) in the 18th century and several Martello towers...
(Aghada) Coastal artillery Cove FortFort Davis (Carlisle) Fort Meagher (Camden) Fort Mitchel (Westmoreland) FortTemplebreedy Other fortifications Blackrock...
(Aghada) Coastal artillery Cove FortFort Davis (Carlisle) Fort Meagher (Camden) Fort Mitchel (Westmoreland) FortTemplebreedy Other fortifications Blackrock...
(Aghada) Coastal artillery Cove FortFort Davis (Carlisle) Fort Meagher (Camden) Fort Mitchel (Westmoreland) FortTemplebreedy Other fortifications Blackrock...
century, the citizens of Cork appealed to Queen Elizabeth I to construct a fort at Blackrock to "repel pirates and other invaders". In 1582 a fortification...
(Aghada) Coastal artillery Cove FortFort Davis (Carlisle) Fort Meagher (Camden) Fort Mitchel (Westmoreland) FortTemplebreedy Other fortifications Blackrock...
the Spit Bank. Located in a relative shallow between Spike Island and Cove Fort, the lighthouse replaced an unlit buoy which marked a turn required by shipping...
(Aghada) Coastal artillery Cove FortFort Davis (Carlisle) Fort Meagher (Camden) Fort Mitchel (Westmoreland) FortTemplebreedy Other fortifications Blackrock...
(Aghada) Coastal artillery Cove FortFort Davis (Carlisle) Fort Meagher (Camden) Fort Mitchel (Westmoreland) FortTemplebreedy Other fortifications Blackrock...
(Aghada) Coastal artillery Cove FortFort Davis (Carlisle) Fort Meagher (Camden) Fort Mitchel (Westmoreland) FortTemplebreedy Other fortifications Blackrock...
2016. "TemplebreedyFort Could Become a National Monument". CorkHarbour.ie. September 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. "Cove Fort, Cobh...
(Aghada) Coastal artillery Cove FortFort Davis (Carlisle) Fort Meagher (Camden) Fort Mitchel (Westmoreland) FortTemplebreedy Other fortifications Blackrock...
in the late 11th century by Norman invaders on top of a 3rd-century Roman fort. The castle was commissioned either by William the Conqueror or by Robert...
Ine Monastery probable early monastic site, Gaelic monks Lough Hyne; Templebreedy Lueim Monastery ø supposed monastic site — order and foundation unknown;...
at the Church of St Peter, Carrigrohane, at the Holy Trinity Church Templebreedy, at Frankfield and at Douglas, enjoyed strong local support, including...
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