Scheduled MonumentsNorthern IrelandDownBallykinler. trench system (ww1)- dhp 307
ENTRENCHMENT

Ballykinler. trench system (ww1)- dhp 307

Down, Northern Ireland
NISMR MonID 16490
Site type
ENTRENCHMENT
Nation
Northern Ireland
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Ballykinler is a First World War trench system located in County Down, Northern Ireland. The entrenchment forms part of the defensive infrastructure constructed during the Great War and represents the material remains of early twentieth-century military engineering. The site preserves evidence of the strategic fortifications that characterized wartime preparations in Ireland during 1914-1918. As a designated monument within the Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Record, it constitutes an important archaeological record of the conflict's physical legacy on the Irish landscape.

Ballykinler. trench system (ww1)- dhp 307 is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 16490. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Ballykinler. trench system (ww1)- dhp 307?

Ballykinler is a First World War trench system located in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 16490.

Who is responsible for protecting Ballykinler. trench system (ww1)- dhp 307?

Ballykinler. trench system (ww1)- dhp 307 is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Ni. The official designation reference is 16490.

What other scheduled monuments are near Ballykinler. trench system (ww1)- dhp 307?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St. patrick's well, parkaneety graveyard, killyglinne. church, graveyard & holy well (1.4 km), Ballykinler. ww1 trench system, grenade bunker(ww2)-dhp 326 (1.9 km), Slidderyford dolmen. portal tomb (3.4 km).

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