Kinsale - Charles Fort

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Two miles east of Kinsale in Summercove, Charles Fort is a classic example of a star-shaped fort. There are five bastions : two defended the harbour while the other three were landward bastions. In 1690, immediately after the Battle of the Boyne, the fort was attacked by Williamite forces.