InfoseepageThat distance is important, as there was an identical battery set up on Scattery Island, north across the island, about 2 miles distance. So, in theory, an enemy ship trying to pass through the estuary and up the Shannon river would have been subject to fire from one or the other. There were at least six such batteries positioned along the Shannon to provide for it's defense.
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