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Mareike
August 3, 2021
Hiking
During the Napoleonic Wars there was a tower here to warn the population in the event of a French invasion. Considering that this was over 200 years ago, there is still a lot to see.
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November 2, 2022
Hiking
The Irish Times (“Ireland's Napoleonic-era signal towers”, 2022-10-15):
irishtimes.com/news/environment/ireland-s-napoleonic-era-signal-towers-1.1253929
“Ireland’s Napoleonic-era signal towers were central players in an early-19th-century communication system… 81 stations proposed in the 1804-6 plans …”
University College Cork (The Napoleonic-era signal towers, 2022-10-15):
ucc.ie/en/archaeology/research/projects/signaltowers
Stuart Rathbone (The Irish Signal Stations, 2022-10-15):
irishsignalstations.wordpress.com/the-irish-signal-stations
irishtimes.com/news/environment/ireland-s-napoleonic-era-signal-towers-1.1253929
“Ireland’s Napoleonic-era signal towers were central players in an early-19th-century communication system… 81 stations proposed in the 1804-6 plans …”
University College Cork (The Napoleonic-era signal towers, 2022-10-15):
ucc.ie/en/archaeology/research/projects/signaltowers
Stuart Rathbone (The Irish Signal Stations, 2022-10-15):
irishsignalstations.wordpress.com/the-irish-signal-stations
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November 2, 2022
Hiking
Stuart Rathbone (Horn Head Signal Station, County Donegal, 2022-11-02):
irishsignalstations.wordpress.com/2018/03/27/horn-head-county-donegal
irishsignalstations.wordpress.com/2018/03/27/horn-head-county-donegal
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