WWII Observation post, (off Millisle Road), Templepatrick, Donaghadee, Co. Down is a Grade Record Only listed building in the Ards and North Down local planning authority area, Northern Ireland.
WWII Observation post, (off Millisle Road), Templepatrick, Donaghadee, Co. Down
- WRENN ID
- other-barrel-auburn
- Grade
- Record Only
- Local Planning Authority
- Ards and North Down
- Constituency
- North Down MP: Alex Easton (Ind)
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Irish grid reference
- J 591 778
- Coordinates
- 54.62355, -5.5365
- Source
- NI Environment Agency listing
Description
This is a small, derelict World War II observation post located on a hilltop to the west of the Millisle Road, approximately one mile south of Donaghadee in County Down. Constructed between 1940 and 1959 as part of Northern Ireland's coastal defenses, the post is six-sided with a flat roof and built of concrete faced with concrete slabs. The eastern face is wider than the others, incorporating two small window slots originally fitted with steel shutters and a low central doorway that once had a steel door. All other faces feature similar window slots. The building is now derelict and retains its original concrete construction.
Local climate
WWII Observation post, (off Millisle Road), Templepatrick, Donaghadee, Co. Down sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,130 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 1 freeze-thaw cycle a year, fewer than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 1 follows at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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