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Brickworks, cf ihr 2781 is a kiln located in Ards, County Down, and is protected as a scheduled monument by the Historic Environment Division. The site lies on bedrock of the Armagh Group, a mixed sequence of Visean limestone, argillaceous rocks and subordinate sandstones that would have provided suitable clay deposits for brick manufacture.
Industrial kilns of this type were essential infrastructure for building development across Northern Ireland during the 18th and 19th centuries. The local geology at Ards offered accessible raw materials for commercial clay working, with the interbedded argillaceous strata particularly suited to brick production. The kiln's survival at this location reflects the intersection of geological resources and industrial demand that shaped manufacturing settlement patterns across the region.
The monument's scheduling recognises its importance as evidence of local industrial heritage and craft production. Despite subsequent land use changes, the kiln structure remains a tangible record of the small-scale manufacturing that supported building construction in the Ards peninsula. The site contributes to understanding the relationship between natural resources and industrial development in early modern Ulster.
Brickworks, cf ihr 2781 is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 16106. View the official record →
Brickworks, cf ihr 2781 is a kiln located in Ards, County Down, and is protected as a scheduled monument by the Historic Environment Division. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 16106.
Brickworks, cf ihr 2781 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 16106.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stone fish trap (2.5 km), Bivallate rath & possible souterrain (4 km), 2 portions of quay works and slipway (4.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Brickworks, cf ihr 2781'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.
Brickworks, cf ihr 2781 stands on Armagh Group, bedrock that formed in the Visean. The rock here is limestone, argillaceous rocks and subordinate sandstone, interbedded.