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Wwii Home Guard Storage Buildings is a World War II defence installation located in Carrickfergus, County Antrim. The buildings served as secure storage facilities for the local Home Guard unit during the Second World War, reflecting the widespread preparations for potential invasion that characterised the defence of Northern Ireland from 1940 onwards. Their survival as standing structures provides tangible evidence of civilian mobilisation and the military infrastructure established in this strategically important port town on Belfast Lough.
The site sits upon Mercia Mudstone Group bedrock, predominantly composed of mudstone with bands of sandstone and limestone formed during the Rhaetian period of the late Triassic. This geology has shaped both the settlement pattern and defensive capabilities of the Carrickfergus area throughout its history, from medieval times to the modern period.
The buildings are protected as a scheduled monument by the Historic Environment Division under reference 16429, recognising their significance as archaeological remains of twentieth-century national defence. They form part of a broader landscape of World War II military installations that characterise the north-eastern Irish coast, documenting the civilian experience of war and the organisation of Home Guard units during this critical period of British and Irish history.
Wwii home guard storage buildings is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 16429. View the official record →
Wwii Home Guard Storage Buildings is a World War II defence installation located in Carrickfergus, County Antrim. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 16429.
Wwii home guard storage buildings 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 16429.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The mount. raised rath (0.8 km), Mound - motte? (1.9 km), Boundary wall of joymount gardens (2 km).
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Wwii home guard storage buildings stands on Mercia Mudstone Group, bedrock that formed in the Rhaetian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.