Boundary Post, North of Red Bridge, near Lock-keeper's Lane, Belfast, BT8 7XT

A cast-iron boundary post - marked 1918 but possibly located here from around 1898 – set along what was originally the perimeter of the administrative jurisdiction of Belfast Corporation and of Cromac District Electoral Division and Ward within it. SETTING The post is sited on the Co. Antrim side of the River Lagan about 10m north of the Red Bridge, and 100m east of the Lock-keeper’s Cottage (117 Milltown Road – HB25/17/004B). The ground that the post originally occupied has been eroded by the river with the result that the post itself has fallen down the bank and now rests at a distinct incline amongst shrubbery. The post is of cast-iron construction and slightly tapered cylindrical profile, measuring about 1m high and about 20cm in diameter, and although originally painted is now somewhat rusted. It has a banded octagonal base and oversailing flat octagonal cap with slightly smaller fluted circular upstand; the very top of the cap is missing. The shaft bears a moulded shield with the Belfast Corporation coat of arms therein, below which is an attached (bolted) plaque reading “Parliamentary/ and Municipal/ Boundary of/ Belfast/ Cromac Division/ Cromac Ward/ 1918”.