tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454474652734037220.post7237902541580056898..comments2023-09-25T12:49:46.918+01:00Comments on A Local View: Martello TowerFrank Harkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04727892123106606477noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454474652734037220.post-2406570395805722382010-11-12T09:16:42.398+00:002010-11-12T09:16:42.398+00:00It is indeed Martin. It is matched by a similar t...It is indeed Martin. It is matched by a similar tower on the other side of the inlet at Greencastle in the RoI built by the British, as I am sure you know, to guard the Lough from Napoleon. The tower at Greencastle isn't in as good a condition and at one time it was used as a restaurant. The Magilligan tower is just on the edge of a Military firing range!Frank Harkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04727892123106606477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454474652734037220.post-19611449280644582212010-11-12T07:52:26.643+00:002010-11-12T07:52:26.643+00:00Frank, I was intrigued enough to google Martello. ...Frank, I was intrigued enough to google Martello. Is this the one at Magilligan Point, by any chance?Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.com