Postbox, Corner of Rathlin Road & Ann Street, Ballycastle, Co Antrim is a Grade B2 listed building in the Causeway Coast and Glens local planning authority area, Northern Ireland. First listed on 27 February 2004.

Postbox, Corner of Rathlin Road & Ann Street, Ballycastle, Co Antrim

WRENN ID
lapsed-corbel-meadow
Grade
B2
Local Planning Authority
Causeway Coast and Glens
Constituency
North Antrim MP: Jim Allister (TUV)
Country
Northern Ireland
Date first listed
27 February 2004
Irish grid reference
D 116 409
Coordinates
55.20266, -6.24708
Source
NI Environment Agency listing

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Description

This is a distinctive red postbox dating from the reign of Edward VII. The postbox is a freestanding cast iron cylinder, bearing the insignia of Edward VII. It is painted red with a flat dome top and a black base. It is situated on the inner side of the footway, set against a low boundary wall. Manufactured and erected between 1900 and 1919, during or shortly after Edward VII’s reign, it is located within the Town Parks townland and is a notable feature within the local conservation area. The postbox exhibits interest due to its style, proportions, and ornamentation, and holds local historical significance.

Local climate

Postbox, Corner of Rathlin Road & Ann Street, Ballycastle, Co Antrim sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,340 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 97% 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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