MenuMagilligan Martello Tower, Londonderry
Magilligan Martello Tower is an early 19th-century fort located on the Magilligan peninsula, County Londonderry. Martello towers were built round the Irish and English coasts between 1804 and 1812 to guard against Napoleonic invasion. Magilligan tower, built in 1812, together with another at Greencastle on the Donegal coast opposite, commanded the strategically important entrance to Lough Foyle. The circular tower is built of dressed stone, 100ft high, 40ft in diameter. The entrance at first floor level was by retractable ladder and the five-corbelled machicolation above gave added protection. The monument is in the care of the Department for Communities. The monument is within the council area of Causeway Coast and Glens.
SMR Number: LDY001:001
Place Type: 19th-century Building
Historic County: Londonderry
Lat, Long: 55.192428,-6.963323
Grid Reference: C 6607 3886
Townland: Lower Doaghs TD
Civil Parish: Magilligan CP
Council Area: Causeway Coast and Glens CA
Police Area: Northern Ireland PA
Devolved Legislature: Northern Ireland Assembly
GBPN ID: 332496
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Magilligan_Martello_Tower,_Londonderry_332496
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SMR Number: LDY001:001
Place Type: 19th-century Building
Historic County: Londonderry
Lat, Long: 55.192428,-6.963323
Grid Reference: C 6607 3886
Townland: Lower Doaghs TD
Civil Parish: Magilligan CP
Council Area: Causeway Coast and Glens CA
Police Area: Northern Ireland PA
Devolved Legislature: Northern Ireland Assembly
GBPN ID: 332496
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Magilligan_Martello_Tower,_Londonderry_332496
Peruse Londonderry on Wikishire