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Moyle Quay Complex is a modern quay situated in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The structure is founded upon bedrock comprising the Hibernian Greensands Formation and Ulster White Limestone Formation, a mixed sequence of chalk and sandstone laid down during the Late Cretaceous period some 100 million years ago. This geological foundation provides a relatively stable base for the quay's construction, though the softer sandstone and chalk elements would have presented particular considerations during building works.
The quay complex represents the industrial and commercial infrastructure that developed to serve Moyle's maritime activities. Its construction reflects the practical engineering responses required to establish reliable harbour facilities on the North Antrim coast, where tidal and weather conditions demand robust construction standards.
The monument is protected under the Historic Environment Division's scheduling system, recorded under reference 13288. This designation recognises the quay's significance within the broader heritage landscape of County Antrim's coastal development, documenting the region's maritime history and economic connections during its operational period.
Quay complex is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 13288. View the official record →
Moyle Quay Complex is a modern quay situated in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 13288.
Quay complex dates from the modern period, and is classified as a quay. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Quay complex 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 13288.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kilvoruan. graveyard (5.4 km), Kinbane salmon fishery. salmon fishery (cottage and ancilliary features) 'kinbane salmon fishery' (7.3 km), Ice-house (associated with kinbane salmon fishery) (7.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Quay complex'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.
Quay complex stands on Hibernian Greensands Formation And Ulster White Limestone Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Cretaceous. The rock here is chalk and sandstone.