| 词条 | Inch Fort |
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|name=Inch Fort |partof= |location= County Donegal Ireland |coordinates = {{coord|55.0842|-7.5153|type:landmark_region:IE|display=inline,title}} |image= |caption= |image2= |caption2= |map_type= |type= |code= |built= 1812-1813 Reconstructed 1895-1899 |builder= |materials= Stone Concrete Earth |height= |used= |demolished= |condition= Intact, part demolished |ownership= |open_to_public= Accessible |controlledby= |garrison= British Armed Forces |current_commander= |commanders= |occupants= |battles= |events= }} Inch Fort, Lough Swilly, Inishowen, County Donegal was built between 1812 and 1813, during the Napoleonic Wars. It had positions for nine guns, six in an open battery and a further three in a blockhouse.[1] Following the peace in 1815, the defences of Lough Swilly were neglected. During the 1880s a scheme to strengthen the defences in Lough Swilly was put into effect. By 1893 Inch Fort had been rearmed with two 6-inch guns on hydropneumatic carriages.[2] A small barrack complex was added at the same time. Following recommendations of the Owen Committee in 1905, the guns were deemed surplus and the fort was disarmed and abandoned.[3][4] Today the site includes the two 6-inch gun positions and associated magazines, but the Napoleonic blockhouse was mostly demolished during the 1890s remodelling. References1. ^The National Archives, Plans of Neds Point Fort and Down of Inch Fort, War Office, 1862 WO78/4747/1 2. ^Stevenson, Ian (1995). "Two Irish Loughs". The Redan: Journal of the Palmerston Forts Society, p. 17. 3. ^Owen, J. F. (1905). Report of the Committee on the Armaments of Home Ports. London: HMSO. 4. ^Stevenson, pp. 11–28 Further reading
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