Hillsborough Fort

The Square, Hillsborough,Tel 028 9268 3285

Open: April-Sept:Tuesday to Saturday 10am – 7pm, Sunday
2pm-7pm, Oct-March,Tuesday to Saturday 10am-4pm, Sunday
2pm-4pm Admission Free                                                       Closed Every Monday

Set in the beautiful Hillsborough Forest Park and built on the site of the old Magennes stronghold, the Fort was founded in 1630 by Peter Hill and completed around 1650 by Colonel Arthur Hill. The Fort consists of a square enclosed by an earthen rampart with outer stone facing. This stone facing rises above the rampart level to form a parapet wall. It was constituted a Royal Fort by Charles II. William of Orange spent several nights at the Fort on his way South to the Boyne in 1690.

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