Grey Point Fort

artillery battery in Helen's Bay, County Down

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1904

site, military museum, fort, United Kingdom

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• Tripadvisor page^@

Location: 54.675183, -5.741836, ///crafts.thank.suiting, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML, NLS, OS,  eDoB, 

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1972-05-14T00:00:00Z

Battle at Springmartin

1760-02-26T00:00:00Z

Battle of Carrickfergus

1597-11-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Carrickfergus

1972-07-09T00:00:00Z

Battle of Lenadoon

1970-06-27T00:00:00Z

Battle of St Matthew's

1689-01-01T00:00:00Z

Siege of Carrickfergus

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Frameless

Big Gun, Grey Point Fort - geograph.org.uk - 776505

Grey Point Fort , Helen's Bay (1) - geograph.org.uk - 441326

Grey Point Fort, Helen's Bay (2) - geograph.org.uk - 441338

Grey Point Fort, Helen's Bay (3) - geograph.org.uk - 441346

Grey Point Fort, Helen's Bay (4) - geograph.org.uk - 441363

Grey Point Fort, Helen's Bay (5) - geograph.org.uk - 441370

Old searchlight at Grey Point (1) - geograph.org.uk - 354473

Old searchlight at Grey Point (2) - geograph.org.uk - 354479

Old searchlight housing, Grey Point - geograph.org.uk - 599250

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		British Listed Buildings article@			Wikidata
link		Google Maps entry@			Wikidata
link		Mapping Museums listing@			Wikidata
link		Tripadvisor page@			Wikidata
conflict	1972	Battle at Springmartin	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1760	Battle of Carrickfergus	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1597	Battle of Carrickfergus	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1972	Battle of Lenadoon	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1970	Battle of St Matthew's	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1689	Siege of Carrickfergus	siege, google		Wikidata
gun		B.L. 6-inch Mk VII	gun	Grey Point Fort, Helen’s Bay, Co. Down	Ordnance Society
vessel	1914	HMS Caroline	museum ship, light cruiser, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Belfast Castle	castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
bunker		Belfast Regional War Room	bunker		Wikidata
bunker		Belfast Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	bunker, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters		Wikidata
bunker		Belfast Stormont Sub Control	civil defense center		Wikidata
fort	1904	Grey Point Fort	military museum, fort, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	2007	Northern Ireland War Memorial	military museum, independent museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Olderfleet Castle	castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1932	Royal Ulster Rifles Museum	regimental museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Sketrick Castle	castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1994	Somme Heritage Centre	military museum, independent museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
image	2008	Big Gun, Grey Point Fort - geograph.org.uk - 776505			Wikimedia
image	2007	Grey Point Fort , Helen's Bay (1) - geograph.org.uk - 441326			Wikimedia
image	2007	Grey Point Fort, Helen's Bay (2) - geograph.org.uk - 441338			Wikimedia
image	2007	Grey Point Fort, Helen's Bay (3) - geograph.org.uk - 441346			Wikimedia
image	2007	Grey Point Fort, Helen's Bay (4) - geograph.org.uk - 441363			Wikimedia
image	2007	Grey Point Fort, Helen's Bay (5) - geograph.org.uk - 441370			Wikimedia
image	2007	Old searchlight at Grey Point (1) - geograph.org.uk - 354473			Wikimedia
image	2007	Old searchlight at Grey Point (2) - geograph.org.uk - 354479			Wikimedia
image	2007	Old searchlight housing, Grey Point - geograph.org.uk - 599250			Wikimedia