Boathouse, Seapark House, 109 Shore Road, Greenisland, Carrickfergus, Co Antrim, BT38 8TZ is a Grade B1 listed building in the Mid and East Antrim local planning authority area, Northern Ireland. First listed on 24 July 1989.

Boathouse, Seapark House, 109 Shore Road, Greenisland, Carrickfergus, Co Antrim, BT38 8TZ

WRENN ID
gaunt-sill-blackthorn
Grade
B1
Local Planning Authority
Mid and East Antrim
Constituency
East Antrim MP: Sammy Wilson (DUP)
Country
Northern Ireland
Date first listed
24 July 1989
Address
Boathouse, Seapark House, 109 Shore Road, Greenisland, Carrickfergus, Co Antrim, BT38 8TZ, West Division, BT38 8TZ
Irish grid reference
J 389 855
Coordinates
54.69899, -5.84582
Source
NI Environment Agency listing

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Description

A detached boathouse, built around 1800, stands on the Seapark estate, located to the southeast of Seapark House (HB22/07/011A). The boathouse is notable for its detailed stonework and contributes positively to the landscape of this seafront estate. Its rarity, along with its group value alongside the estate's gatelodge (HB22/07/011B) and bathing house (HB22/07/011C), enhances its heritage significance.

The rectangular boathouse is recessed within a rocky area and largely concealed by grassy banks, situated west of the Seapark Bathing House (HB22/07/011C). The roof is covered in grass, revealing limited views of the supporting structure to the south. The walls are constructed of roughly coursed rubble stone. The symmetrical, shore-facing entrance features two segmental-headed arches with stone voussoirs and cast-metal gates. A round-headed opening, centered above a supporting pier, incorporates a brick surround, a replacement masonry sill, and a vertical support. The boathouse is enclosed on all other sides by a grass bank and a retaining wall also built of roughly coursed rubble. It is situated on a rocky outcrop within the Seapark estate, on the eastern side of Belfast Lough, with the bathing house immediately to the southeast. The building first appeared on the 1902 Ordnance Survey map. Sea Park House itself dates to the early 19th century and was initially occupied by the Rev. John Cheyne, later by John Owden. Historical records, including Ordnance Survey maps and Valuation records, document its evolution and earlier occupants.

Local climate

Boathouse, Seapark House, 109 Shore Road, Greenisland, Carrickfergus, Co Antrim, BT38 8TZ sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,080 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 5 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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