Boundary Post South East of Collon Terrace Buncrana Road Londonderry BT48 7QP

Free-standing cast-iron boundary marker of c.1864, marking what was originally the perimeter of the administrative jurisdiction of the Municipal Corporation of Londonderry. The post is located on the footpath of the southwest side of the Buncrana Road; opposite 1 Maybrook Mews. Square plan cast-iron bollard approximately 3 feet tall surmounted by an oversailing square cap with integral smaller cuboid on top, set on an enlarged square-plan moulded-top base. The shaft has a recessed panel on each of the four sides and on the front, this contains raised lettering, intact and discernible; stating: ‘CITY BOUNDARY’. The base has a raised name plate with Coppin’s maker’s mark in more heavily weathered lettering. Material: Cast-iron.