Fountain outside 46 Main Street, Sixmilecross, Omagh, Co. Tyrone is a Grade B2 listed building in the Fermanagh and Omagh local planning authority area, Northern Ireland. First listed on 29 December 2006.
Fountain outside 46 Main Street, Sixmilecross, Omagh, Co. Tyrone
- WRENN ID
- empty-mullion-pigeon
- Grade
- B2
- Local Planning Authority
- Fermanagh and Omagh
- Constituency
- West Tyrone MP: Órfhlaith Begley (SF)
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Date first listed
- 29 December 2006
- Irish grid reference
- H 571 680
- Coordinates
- 54.55731, -7.11693
- Source
- NI Environment Agency listing
Description
This is a public water fountain located outside 46 Main Street, Sixmilecross, County Tyrone. Dating from between 1900 and 1919, it serves as a reminder of a time when public sources were the primary means of obtaining drinking water.
The fountain features a plain, shaped, and fluted column topped with a lion's mouth spout and an acorn finial. The column is inscribed with the makers' name “Glenfield & Kennedy Ltd, Kilmarnock.” Water troughs were present along the street, as shown on Ordnance Survey maps from 1906 and 1937, although pumps were not specifically marked. Further information can be found in Fred Hammond's 1997 report, 'Water Pumps in Northern Ireland'.
The fountain holds industrial archaeological interest and contributes to the group value of public water fountains in Sixmilecross. Its architectural interest lies in its style, proportions, and ornamentation, and its setting contributes to its significance. It also possesses social, cultural, economic, and local historical importance. The property is owned by the local government.
Local climate
Fountain outside 46 Main Street, Sixmilecross, Omagh, Co. Tyrone sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,100 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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