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Castles in Ireland

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Fort Dunree — Ireland castle
Well Preserved

Fort Dunree

, Ireland

Fort Dunree is a 19th-century bastioned coastal fortress on Inishowen Peninsula, County Donegal, Ireland, guarding Lough Swilly.

Modern (19th–20th c.)
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Fort George (Highland) — United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland castle
Well Preserved

Fort George (Highland)

Ardersier, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Fort George is an 18th-century bastioned fortress near Inverness, Scotland, built after the Jacobite rising of 1745 and still active.

Post-Renaissance (17th–18th c.)
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Well Preserved

Fort Grey

Guernsey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Fort Grey is a historic Martello tower in Guernsey, built in 1804, now housing a shipwreck museum with marine salvage artifacts.

Modern (19th–20th c.)
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Partially Restored

Fort Hommet

Guernsey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Fort Hommet in Guernsey features a 1804 Martello tower, Victorian batteries, and WWII German bunkers, now partially restored.

Modern (19th–20th c.)
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Ruins

Fort Hubberstone

Milford Haven, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Fort Hubberstone is a large Victorian-era coastal fort built 1860-63 to protect Milford Haven's Royal Naval dockyard.

Modern (19th–20th c.)
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Fort Nelson, Portsmouth — United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland castle
Well Preserved

Fort Nelson, Portsmouth

Portsmouth, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Fort Nelson is a Victorian bastioned fortress on Portsdown Hill, housing the Royal Armouries' artillery collection.

Modern (19th–20th c.)
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Well Preserved

Fort Regent

St Helier, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Fort Regent is a Napoleonic-era fortress in Jersey featuring bastions, ditches, and German WWII additions.

Modern (19th–20th c.)
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Partially Preserved

Fort Saumarez

Saint Peter, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Fort Saumarez is a 1804 Martello tower in Guernsey, built for Napoleonic Wars defense, later modified by Germans in WWII.

Modern (19th–20th c.)
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Well Preserved

Fortar Castle

United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Fortar Castle is a restored 16th-century L-shaped hill castle near Glenisla, Scotland, known for its historic clan conflicts.

Late Medieval (14th–15th c.)
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Well Preserved

Forth Bridge

Queensferry, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

The Forth Bridge is a historic cantilever railway bridge spanning the Firth of Forth, Scotland, opened in 1890.

Modern (19th–20th c.)
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Ruins

Fortrose Cathedral Ruins

Fortrose, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Ruins of Fortrose Cathedral, a 13th-century Scottish episcopal seat with notable late medieval architecture and tombs.

High Medieval (11th–13th c.)
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Archaeological Site

Foss Castle

Hutton Mulgrave, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Foss Castle is a Norman motte and bailey castle ruin in Hutton Mulgrave, England, dating from the 1070s with Anglo-Saxon roots.

High Medieval (11th–13th c.)
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