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Kilroot battery is a First World War coastal defence installation located near Carrickfergus in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The site comprises a searchlight emplacement associated with the broader defensive network established along the eastern coast of Ireland to protect against naval threats during the Great War. The battery formed part of the coastal fortifications developed to guard shipping and harbour approaches during 1914–1918, when German naval operations posed a significant threat to Irish waters. The physical remains reflect the temporary yet purposeful military engineering characteristic of wartime defences of this period.
Kilroot battery. searchlight emplacement (associated with ww1 coastal battery) is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 16588. View the official record →
Kilroot battery is a First World War coastal defence installation located near Carrickfergus in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 16588.
Kilroot battery. searchlight emplacement (associated with ww1 coastal battery) 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 16588.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kilroot battery. ww1 coastal battery (0.2 km), Kilroot battery. searchlight emplacement associated with ww1 coastal battery (0.2 km), Bishop's house. c17th house & bawn (0.7 km).
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