Parliamentary Boundary Post, Glencairn 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 Woodvale District Electoral Division and Woodvale Ward within it. Of slightly tapered cylindrical profile, with an octagonal base and collar, over-sailing flat octagonal top and a smaller fluted circular cap. Its front face bears the shield of Belfast Corporation’s coat of arms, below which sits a plaque attached with four countersunk screws. The latter reads: “Parliamentary/ and Municipal/ Boundary of/ Belfast/ Woodvale Division/ Woodvale Ward/ 1918”. There was a similar boundary post at the NE corner of the road junction opposite, no traces of which survive. Setting: Set into an earthen bank on the south side of Glencairn Road, directly opposite its junction with Wolfhill Road. It is surrounded by open countryside and fields.