Описание: Description: A large circular tower was built before 1568. It was extended by Edmund Yorke in 1590 which required the destruction of several houses and then building a mortared wall, probably with corner towers, and an internal earthen rampart. The fort was administered by Waterford Corporation until it was captured by Cromwell's forces in November 1649, and over the next year his army successfully resisted attempts by the Confederates to recapture it. Despite continued maintenance of the Passage fort throughout the 17th century it was abandoned in 1711. A survey carried out by Lt Gen. Vallancey led to its brief re-occupation in the 1780s, but the remains were demolished in the late 19th century. A portion of the blockhouse has been preserved by the construction of a breakwater, and the remains of a subcircular corner tower (dims. 3.26m N-S; 3.08m E-W; ext. H 3.3m; int. H 2.1m) with five gun loops survives. (Walton 1979a; 1979b)
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