Parliamentary Boundary Post, Near 720 Antrim Road, Belfast, Co. Antrim

A cast-iron administrative marker post of 1918 marking the outer extent of the administrative jurisdiction of Belfast Corporation (as Belfast City Council was then known), and of Duncairn District Electoral Division and Clifton Ward within it. Of slightly tapered cylindrical profile, with a banded octagonal base and oversailing flat octagonal top with slightly smaller fluted circular cap. Front face bears the shield of Belfast Corporation’s coat of arms, below which is a curved attached plaque reading “Parliamentary/ and Municipal/ Boundary of/ Belfast/ Duncairn Division/ Clifton Ward/ 1918”. The plaque is secured to the front of the post with four countersunk screws. Setting: Set into inside edge of footpath along west side of Antrim Road, directly opposite Slievegoland Park. Behind it is a rubble basalt wall delineating the boundary of the property behind.