Charles Fort

Charles Fort is a hint italien fortification, a bastion fort with one section of the curtain wall built in big name fashion. It is placed on the water's area, on the southern end of the village of Summer Cove, on Kinsale harbor, County Cork, Ireland. First finished in 1682, Charles Fort changed into on occasion traditionally called the brand new citadel to evaluation with James' Fort the old fort which was constructed on the alternative side of Kinsale harbor before 1607.

The castle is now operated as a history tourism website online by means of the Heritage Ireland arm of the Office of Public Works. Charles Fort changed into built at the site of an earlier stronghold called Ringcurran Castle. The Ringcurran defenses had featured prominently during the Siege of Kinsale in 1601. The new fort, which is named after Charles II, turned into designed by way of the Surveyor trendy Sir William Robinson architect of the Royal Hospital Kilmainham. Additional website online systems are attributed to engineer Captain Thomas Philips. The citadel turned into built among 1677 and 1682 to a layout which blanketed elements similar to famous person fortifications; a layout mainly designed to resist assault through cannon. It has become called the brand new castle to contrast with James' Fort the old fort which has been built on the alternative aspect of Kinsale harbor among 1602 and 1607.