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Kilroot battery is a searchlight emplacement associated with a First World War coastal defence installation situated near Carrickfergus in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The site dates to the period of the First World War when coastal batteries were established around Belfast Lough to protect against naval and aerial attack. The searchlight emplacement would have formed part of the integrated air defence and coastal protection system, working in conjunction with gun positions to illuminate targets for anti-aircraft or coastal defence purposes. The structure survives as evidence of early twentieth-century military engineering and the strategic importance placed on defending the industrial and naval facilities in the Belfast area during the Great War.
Kilroot battery. searchlight emplacement associated with ww1 coastal battery is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 16589. View the official record →
Kilroot battery is a searchlight emplacement associated with a First World War coastal defence installation situated near Carrickfergus in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 16589.
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 16589.
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