| 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°47′25″N 8°16′59″W / 51.79036°N 8.28306°W |
| Type | Coastal defence battery |
| Area | 37 acres (15 ha)[1][2] |
| 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 |
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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "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.
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