Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB18/14/039

Address :
Boundary Stone next to 73 Tullybrannigan Road Ballaghbeg Newcastle Co. Down BT33 0PL

Townland:
Ballaghbeg

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Survey 2:
B2

Date of Listing:
30/10/2023 00:00:00

Date of De-listing:

Current Use:
Boundary Marker

Former Use
Boundary Marker

Conservation Area:
No

Industrial Archaeology:
No

Vernacular:
No

Thatched:
No

Monument:
No

Derelict:
No

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OS Map No:
255/10/SE

IG Ref:
J3641 3109

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Owner Category

Exterior Description And Setting

Granite boundary stone of c.1905, marking the limit of the former Newcastle Urban District Council along Tullybrannigan Road. SETTING Suburban / semi-rural, on the grass verge of the N side of Tullybrannigan Rd, (close to 73 Tullybrannigan Road), about 1.3km W of Newcastle town centre. GENERAL The marker is roughly 0.6m in height and slab-like with the top in the form of three arches (similar to a gravestone). The road-facing side is inscribed ‘NEWCASTLE UDC’.

Architects

Historical Information

This stone marks the boundary of the jurisdiction of the former Newcastle Urban District Council (UDC). This body was established in October 1905 under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 and remained the ‘town council’ until 1973 when urban and rural councils were abolished under the Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 1971. The stone itself is marked on the OS map of 1919-20 and presumably dates from the time of the formation of the UDC or shortly after. It was one of a number marking the boundary as it crossed public roads but appears to be the only to have survived undisturbed in its original location. References – Primary sources 1 OS maps, 6inch County series, Down sheet 49 – 1919-20, 1937, 1938; IG sheet 255-10SE – 1975 Secondary sources 2 Information from occupant of 73 Tullybrannigan Road – August 2023

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

A. Style B. Proportion C. Ornamentation

Historic Interest

R. Age S. Authenticity Y. Social, Cultural or Economic Importance Z. Rarity X. Local Interest

Evaluation

Granite boundary stone of c.1905, indicating the limit of the former Newcastle Urban District Council (UDC). This stone was one of several that marked the perimeter of the UCD as it crossed public roads, and as such is an important remnant of the town’s political and social history. It would appear to be the only one of its kind to have survived around this particular boundary, and is also, perhaps, one of the very few such markers to have survived in Northern Ireland as a whole.

General Comments

Previous Lq see HB18/LQ163

Date of Survey

26 July 2023