© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR)
Navigation pillar is a nineteenth-century stone structure located in County Down, Northern Ireland, serving as a navigational aid for maritime traffic. Erected during the period of intensive canal and waterway development in Ireland, the pillar would have functioned as a directional marker to guide boat operators along inland waterways or coastal approaches. The monument represents a practical engineering solution to the challenges of water transport during the industrial era, reflecting contemporary investment in Ireland's infrastructure. As a scheduled monument recorded in the Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Record, it preserves evidence of nineteenth-century navigation practices and waterway management.
Navigation pillar is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 13893. View the official record →
Navigation pillar is a nineteenth-century stone structure located in County Down, Northern Ireland, serving as a navigational aid for maritime traffic. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 13893.
Navigation pillar dates from the c19th period, and is classified as a navigation pillar. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Navigation pillar 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 13893.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Motte (1.5 km), Anglo-norman coffin lids (2) (in c. of i. church) & site of medieval church (1.7 km), Raised rath (2.8 km).
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in the UK — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.
Research the area around Navigation pillar