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Castle Espie Brickworks Powder and Explosives Store is a nineteenth-century industrial structure located in the Ards Peninsula, County Down, Northern Ireland. The building served the operational needs of the Castle Espie Brickworks, providing secure storage for the powder and explosives required in the brick manufacturing process. Constructed from brick, the store reflects the practical engineering demands of Victorian industrial facilities, where such structures were essential infrastructure for safe handling of volatile materials. The site is recorded within the Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Record and represents the material legacy of the region's industrial heritage during the period of intensive brick production in the nineteenth century.
Castle espie brickworks powder and explosives store. powder store, cf ihr 2781 is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 16105. View the official record →
Castle Espie Brickworks Powder and Explosives Store is a nineteenth-century industrial structure located in the Ards Peninsula, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 16105.
Castle espie brickworks powder and explosives store. powder store, 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 16105.
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).
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