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Fisherman's Quay is a modern stone quay located in Carrickfergus, County Antrim. Built upon Early Triassic sandstone bedrock, the structure reflects the historical importance of this coastal settlement as a trading and fishing port. The red sandstone geology underlying the site is characteristic of the local landscape, which has long made Carrickfergus a natural harbour on the eastern shore of Belfast Lough.
The quay represents later maritime development within Carrickfergus's extensive waterfront infrastructure. Its stone construction demonstrates the established building practices of its period, utilising locally available materials suited to the demands of a working harbour. The structure's position on the lough provided direct access for fishing vessels and coastal trade.
Fisherman's Quay is recorded in the Historic Environment Division's archaeological record as a protected monument. The site forms part of Carrickfergus's broader heritage landscape, which encompasses medieval fortifications, early modern defences and successive phases of commercial development. The quay remains an active element of the townscape and a testament to the enduring maritime character of this historically significant coastal location.
Fisherman's quay. stone quay is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 13291. View the official record →
Fisherman's Quay is a modern stone quay located in Carrickfergus, County Antrim. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 13291.
Fisherman's quay. stone quay dates from the modern period, and is classified as a quay. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Fisherman's quay. stone quay 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 13291.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Boundary wall of joymount gardens (0.5 km), Mound - motte? (1 km), The mount. raised rath (2.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Fisherman's quay. stone quay'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.
Fisherman's quay. stone quay stands on Early Triassic sandstone, bedrock that formed in the Early Triassic. The rock here is sandstone.