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{{one source|date=May 2014}} {{EngvarB|date=November 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox building | name =Millmount | native_name = | native_name_lang = | former_names =Richmond Barracks | alternate_names =Cup and Saucer | image =File:Millmount 1.JPG | image_alt = | caption = | map_type = | map_alt = | map_caption = | altitude = | building_type =Fortification | architectural_style = | structural_system = | cost = | ren_cost = | client = | owner =Old Drogheda Society | current_tenants = | landlord = | location = | address =Millmount | location_town =[[Drogheda]] | location_country =[[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] | coordinates = | start_date =12th Century CE | completion_date = | inauguration_date = | renovation_date = | demolition_date = | destruction_date = | height = | diameter = | antenna_spire = | roof = | top_floor = | other_dimensions = | floor_count = | floor_area = | seating_type = | seating_capacity = | elevator_count = | main_contractor = | architect = | architecture_firm = | structural_engineer = | services_engineer = | civil_engineer = | other_designers = | quantity_surveyor = | awards = | ren_architect = | ren_firm = | ren_str_engineer = | ren_serv_engineer = | ren_civ_engineer = | ren_oth_designers = | ren_qty_surveyor = | ren_awards = | website = http://www.millmount.net/ | references = }} '''Millmount''' is a large fortified complex situated on a great mound on the South bank of the [[River Boyne]] located in [[Drogheda]], [[County Louth]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. The fort has played a crucial part in [[Drogheda|Drogheda's]] history and has been a dominant feature from Norman settlement, to [[Siege of Drogheda|Cromwell's invasion]] to the more recent Civil War in 1922, in which the famous Martello tower was shelled and all but destroyed. Today the complex houses the Millmount Museum which houses a wide variety of artifacts of local and national importance. The complex is Drogheda's most dominant feature, clearly visible from all parts of the town. The Martello tower is affectionately known as "The Cup and Saucer" by locals. The whole fort is a national monument and has been designated as [[Drogheda|Drogheda's]] Cultural Quarter.
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