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Samson is a travelling crane and building dock located in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Constructed as part of the industrial development of Belfast's shipbuilding quarter, the structure represents the technological advancement of early twentieth-century maritime engineering. The crane's design exemplifies the heavy lifting infrastructure essential to the city's role as a major shipbuilding centre during this period.
The monument stands on bedrock of the Sherwood Sandstone Group, formed during the Ladinian age and comprising sandstone, siltstone and mudstone deposits. This geological foundation provided stable ground for the substantial loads imposed by the crane's operation and the vessels under construction at the dock. The choice of location reflected the practical requirements of heavy industrial development within Belfast's established shipyard zones.
Samson is protected by the Historic Environment Division of Northern Ireland under reference 6276, recognising its significance as an industrial heritage monument. The travelling crane and dock together form an important record of Belfast's maritime industrial heritage and the engineering solutions developed to support the construction and maintenance of large vessels during the twentieth century.
Samson. travelling crane & building dock - samson is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 6276. View the official record →
Samson is a travelling crane and building dock located in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 6276.
Samson. travelling crane & building dock - samson dates from the modern period, and is classified as a crane and dock. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Samson. travelling crane & building dock - samson 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 6276.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Brick chimney stack (ihr no.10149) (4 km), Barrow (5.2 km), Rath (5.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Samson. travelling crane & building dock - samson's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Samson. travelling crane & building dock - samson stands on Sherwood Sandstone Group, bedrock that formed in the Ladinian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.