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Telephone, Television but all preceded by Telegraph Towers

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

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  • beachcomber australia said:
    From the shadow in the satellite photo, still standing. I hoped for a googleball or two, but no - www.google.com/maps/place/Mutton+Island/@52.8113102,-9.53...
  • beachcomber australia said:

    Click through for a more detailed phote and history here - kilkee.clareheritage.org/topics/military-trail/mutton-isl...
  • Suck Diesel said:
    Some history www.vladi-private-islands.de/en/island-archive/archive/eu... “In the late 1700's a telegraph watchtower and keep were built there by the coastguard to keep vigil for a French invasion that never happened!”
  • John Spooner said:
    Morning Chronicle - Saturday 17 August 1805:
    We understand that the great chain of signal towers; or defensible. posts, building on the Coast of Ireland, under the inspection of Major-General PAYNE, are nearly finished, and that the following are already complete, viz. in the County Kerry, Bolus Head,' Brea Head, Great Blaskets, Sybil Head, Ballydavid head, and Kerry Head.---In the County Clare, Knocknagarroon, Hags Head, Baltard, and Cahircrohane, or Loops Head.-That on Mutton 'Island, situated also in the County Clare, between Hags 'Head and Baltard, building by -Mr. Maher, will be complete in a few days. Hags Head is occupied by a detachment under a Naval Officer. ' The Post on Hog Island, in the River Shannon, when built, will complete the' chain of defensible guard houses in Limerick District.
    Do any of the other watchtowers mentioned still exist, I wonder?
  • John Spooner said:
    A couple of decades later, Southern Reporter and Cork Commercial Courier - Tuesday 08 August 1826
    The signal tower, houses, and ground, occupied by the coast-guard on Mutton-Island, County Clare, are ordered to be let by the Commissioners of Customs.

The Black Gate, Newcastle upon Tyne

from North East Museums

  • optimal chicken said:
    A worrying chimney on the house!
  • Billy Embleton said:
    Nee spirit level!

View of The Tunnel Interior

from North East Museums

  • emmanuel dagatan said:
    ...perfect image of a tunnel that's worthy to be praised the way it was captured by the photographer...kudos to the photographer!
  • MM © said:
    excellent snippet of time, My father in law worked down here during the construction of the original Tyne tunnel.
  • FUSHIMBAOPYR said:
    Nice shot!