Armillary Sphere Monument © Kay Atherton

C6440 : Armillary Sphere Monument

taken 16 years ago, near to Greencastle, Co Donegal, Ireland

Armillary Sphere Monument

An ancient astronomical instrument used until the 17th Century is a monument to all the local sailors and fishermen drowned in the area of Lough Foyle from 1771 till 1995. Reference is made to "Black Saturday" in November 1771 when a fishing fleet went down with one hundred men. One survived. The masts of the current fishing fleet can be glimpsed above the wall.

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Grid Square: C6440, 92 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Kay Atherton (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Saturday, 26 July, 2008 (more nearby)
Submitted: Monday, 4 August, 2008
Category: Monument > Monument (more nearby)
Subject Location: Irish: C 6463 4003 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:12.1873N 6:59.1420W
Camera Location: Irish: C 6463 4003
View Direction: EAST (about 90 degrees)