'Cairn of Peace', next to Limepark, 37 Drones Road, Armoy, Ballymoney, County Antrim is a Grade Record Only listed building in the Causeway Coast and Glens local planning authority area, Northern Ireland.

'Cairn of Peace', next to Limepark, 37 Drones Road, Armoy, Ballymoney, County Antrim

WRENN ID
ancient-rampart-ochre
Grade
Record Only
Local Planning Authority
Causeway Coast and Glens
Constituency
North Antrim MP: Jim Allister (TUV)
Country
Northern Ireland
Address
'Cairn of Peace', next to Limepark, 37 Drones Road, Armoy, Ballymoney, County Antrim, Moyaver Upper
Irish grid reference
D 067 316
Coordinates
55.12017, -6.32701
Source
NI Environment Agency listing

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Description

The ‘Cairn of Peace’ is a rusticated stone pillar erected in or shortly after 1959 as a monument to the World Ploughing Championships, the first time these championships were held in Northern Ireland. The championships took place on the neighbouring farm from 8th to 9th October 1959. The monument stands within a walled enclosure by the roadside, a few metres northeast of the gates to Limepark house, located less than a mile south of the village of Armoy.

The pillar is built of rusticated stone laid in courses, with battered sides on a polygonal plan. It is topped with a gold-painted iron replica of a plough, which represents the actual trophy awarded for the championships. A polished granite plaque on the southeastern facet of the pillar is inscribed with "World Ploughing Organisation," along with a commemoration of the event, the dates it was held, and the Latin phrase ‘Pax arva colat’ (‘Let peace follow the plough’). Above the plaque, a row of rectangular stones is incorporated into one of the courses; each stone represents a nation that presumably participated in the contest, including Sweden, USA, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Finland, Great Britain, Germany, Holland, Italy, and Norway. The monument has become popularly known as the ‘Cairn of Peace’. The championship was won by Northern Ireland man Lawrence McMillen, with Charles Bonney of Canada as runner-up.

Local climate

'Cairn of Peace', next to Limepark, 37 Drones Road, Armoy, Ballymoney, County Antrim sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,230 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 91% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 6 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 follow 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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