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Newcastle harbour is a nineteenth-century harbour located in County Down, Northern Ireland, at grid reference J380702. Constructed during the era of expanding maritime trade and coastal development, the harbour reflects the industrial and commercial ambitions of the period. The site is protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference 13894.
The harbour sits upon bedrock of the Hawick Group, a formation of wacke that dates to the Wenlock period of the Silurian. This durable sedimentary geology provided a stable foundation for harbour construction, though the hard rock would have presented significant engineering challenges to nineteenth-century builders working to create anchorages and berthing facilities.
Newcastle harbour stands as evidence of Down's maritime heritage and the commercial development that characterised the Irish coast during the nineteenth century. The structure represents the period's investment in harbour infrastructure to facilitate coastal trade and fishing activities. Its protected status recognises the importance of this industrial heritage within Northern Ireland's architectural and economic history.
Newcastle harbour. harbour is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 13894. View the official record →
Newcastle harbour is a nineteenth-century harbour located in County Down, Northern Ireland, at grid reference J380702.
Newcastle harbour. harbour dates from the c19th period, and is classified as a harbour. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Newcastle harbour. harbour 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 13894.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lady annesley's fish trap. fish trap (0.6 km), Wwii pillbox - dhp no.3 (0.8 km), Lady annesley's fish trap. fish trap (0.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Newcastle harbour. harbour'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.
Newcastle harbour. harbour stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.