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Culmore Fort EHOD 2025

76 Culmore Point Road, Derry~Londonderry, County Londonderry, BT48 8JW
Culmore Fort EHOD 2025

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Culmore Fort is a listed building (HB01/27/020) grade B1 and was, at a time, part of a Scheduled monument (LYD 14A.001). It was held by the Crown until it was sold off with its lands to the Honourable the Irish Society in 1840, the Society still own the old Fort today. Culmore Community Partnership has taken a 25yr lease to allow conservation work to be undertaken to make the building available for community use.

The Fort is sited in a prominent position on the point of land where Culmore Bay narrows before the River Foyle discharges into Lough Foyle. The present structure dates from the early 19th century when the remains of a much older and more substantial structure were in ruins. The earlier and much altered structure appears to have dated from the time of the Elizabethan expedition of 1566/7. This Fort was ruined in 1688/89 and remained a ruin until around 1780. The Fort was substantially repaired in 1830 and by 1858 was a Coastguard station. The Coastguards were withdrawn around 1870 and during the 20th century it was a domestic house for the Ferryman. During that time the Fort had a domestic scale extension added to its south and west side (now demolished). The Fort formed part of a larger military base and the bank and ditch remain to the west and north of the present building. This 19th century Fort is thought to closely follow the dimensions of the original. The Fort was de-scheduled in 2004, but the remainder of the earthworks remains a scheduled monument.

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