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Fort William is a post-medieval artillery fort located in Belfast, Northern Ireland, built during the seventeenth century as part of the Crown's military infrastructure in Ulster. The fortification exemplifies the trace italienne design principles adapted for Irish defences, with angled bastions and gun platforms engineered to accommodate cannon fire. Constructed to project English authority and secure the strategic port at Belfast Lough, the fort represents a significant phase in the militarisation of the Irish coastline following the Ulster Plantation. The site remains an important archaeological record of early modern fortification strategy and the consolidation of English control in seventeenth-century Ireland.
Fort william. artillery fort is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 4743. View the official record →
Fort William is a post-medieval artillery fort located in Belfast, Northern Ireland, built during the seventeenth century as part of the Crown's military infrastructure in Ulster. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 4743.
Fort william. artillery fort dates from the post-med period, and is classified as a fortification. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Fort william. artillery fort is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Ni. The official designation reference is 4743.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Brick chimney stack (ihr no.10149) (4.5 km), Cranmore house. 17th century house (6.5 km), Belvoir park mound. motte (7.5 km).
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