Kedge Point Signal Tower

Kedge Point derives from the nautical term 'kedge,' referring to a small anchor used to maneuver vessels. The Kedge Point Signal Tower, situated on a dramatic headland south of Ballylinchy in the parish of Spain, County Cork, stands as a remarkable example of early 19th-century coastal defense engineering. Constructed in 1805, it was one of eighty-one signal towers built around the Irish coastl...