Spike Island, County Cork
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Spike Island is an island of 103 acres (42 ha) in Cork Harbour, Ireland. Originally the site of a monastic settlement, the island is dominated by an 18th-century bastion fort now named Fort Mitchel.
Gates of Fort Mitchel on Spike Island
Spike Island (right) is to the southeast of Haulbowline island (middle rearground) and south of Great Island (rearground) within lower Cork Harbour
North-western accommodation block - later used as a prison
A member of the British Army (with family) departing following the cession of Spike Island (July 1938)
Cork Harbour
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Cork Harbour is a natural harbour and river estuary at the mouth of the River Lee in County Cork, Ireland. It is one of several which lay claim to the title of "second largest natural harbour in the world by navigational area". Other contenders include Halifax Harbour in Canada, Trincomalee Harbour in Sri Lanka and Poole Harbour in England.
Aerial view of lower Cork Harbour from Crosshaven (south/foreground) to Great Island
The fortifications of Camden Fort Meagher overlook the entrance to Cork Harbour.
A six-inch coastal defence gun on Spike Island protecting the mouth of the harbour
The Swansea – Cork ferry docks at Ringaskiddy.