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Colliery Chimney, Dungannon is a stone industrial structure that stands as a testament to the coalfield development of County Tyrone. The chimney rises from bedrock of Sherwood Sandstone Group, a red sandstone formation laid down during the Ladinian age of the Triassic period, which characterises much of the geology beneath this area. This solid foundation would have provided stable ground for the construction of mining infrastructure during the period of colliery activity.
The chimney represents the industrial heritage of Dungannon's coal extraction industry, a significant but now largely forgotten phase of the region's economic history. Industrial chimneys of this type were essential to colliery operations, serving to draw air through mines and facilitate the operation of steam engines that powered pumping and winding gear. The structure's survival into the present day offers tangible evidence of the landscape's transformation through industrial activity.
Now a protected monument under the Historic Environment Division reference 16373, the Colliery Chimney remains a striking vertical feature in the Dungannon townscape. Its preservation recognises the importance of industrial archaeological remains in understanding the social and economic development of Northern Ireland. The chimney stands as a physical marker of a working landscape that has since been reclaimed and redeveloped.
Colliery chimney - ihr 05128 is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 16373. View the official record →
Colliery Chimney, Dungannon is a stone industrial structure that stands as a testament to the coalfield development of County Tyrone. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 16373.
Colliery chimney - ihr 05128 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 16373.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fireclay works chimneys (4) - ihr 05122 (0.7 km), Rectangular enclosure - artillery fort (2.4 km), Crannog (2.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Colliery chimney - ihr 05128'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.
Colliery chimney - ihr 05128 stands on Sherwood Sandstone Group, bedrock that formed in the Ladinian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.