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Brick Chimney Stack is a modern industrial structure located in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and is protected as a monument of historic significance by the Historic Environment Division under reference 4741. The chimney rises from bedrock of Sherwood Sandstone Group deposits, formed during the Ladinian period, which comprises interstratified sandstone, siltstone and mudstone characteristic of this Triassic formation. This solid geological foundation provided the stable base necessary for such a substantial masonry structure.
The chimney exemplifies the built heritage of Belfast's industrial development, constructed from brick in the manner typical of nineteenth and twentieth-century manufacturing and utility infrastructure. Its survival reflects the engineering standards of its era and marks the location of industrial activity that shaped the city's economic history. The monument's protection acknowledges the importance of such structures in documenting urban and industrial heritage.
The site's geological setting on Sherwood Sandstone, which underlies much of the greater Belfast area, was instrumental in determining where such structures could be safely erected. The chimney remains a distinctive landmark within its urban landscape, offering evidence of the technological and architectural practices employed during Belfast's period of industrial expansion and consolidation.
Brick chimney stack (ihr no.10149) is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 4741. View the official record →
Brick Chimney Stack is a modern industrial structure located in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and is protected as a monument of historic significance by the Historic Environment Division under reference 4741.
Brick chimney stack (ihr no.10149) dates from the modern period, and is classified as a chimney stack. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Brick chimney stack (ihr no.10149) 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 4741.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Platform rath (3.7 km), Motte (5 km), Mound - rath/barrow? (5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Brick chimney stack (ihr no.10149)'s history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Brick chimney stack (ihr no.10149) stands on Sherwood Sandstone Group, bedrock that formed in the Ladinian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.