Aughinish Tower

Aughinish Martello Tower
Aughinish Tower
General information
StatusInhabited
TypeMartello tower
Town or cityAughinish, County Clare
CountryIreland
Coordinates53°10′6.63″N 9°4′0.43″W / 53.1685083°N 9.0667861°W / 53.1685083; -9.0667861
Construction startedc. 1812
Completedc. 1816

Aughinish Tower is a Martello tower at Aughinish, County Clare, Ireland. It was built as a signal and gun tower to defend Ireland against invasion by the French during the Napoleonic Wars.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.