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Description: The Blackwater Fort at present-day Blackwatertown in Co. Armagh, built by the Earl of Essex during a foray into Ulster in 1575 and captured and destroyed by the Irish in 1595. This pen and ink sketch measures 22½ by 16½ inches and is dated 27 March 1587.
Title: Blackwater Fort
Credit: O'Neill, James (2013). "The Cockpit of Ulster: War Along the River Backwater, 1593–1603". The Ulster Journal of Archaeology, vol. 72.
Author: AnonymousUnknown author
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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