Fountain, Opposite junction of Carncastle and Coast Roads, Ballygalley, Larne, Co. Antrim is a Grade B2 listed building in the Mid and East Antrim local planning authority area, Northern Ireland. First listed on 29 December 2006.
Fountain, Opposite junction of Carncastle and Coast Roads, Ballygalley, Larne, Co. Antrim
- WRENN ID
- sharp-wattle-dock
- Grade
- B2
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid and East Antrim
- Constituency
- East Antrim MP: Sammy Wilson (DUP)
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Date first listed
- 29 December 2006
- Irish grid reference
- D 372 078
- Coordinates
- 54.89925, -5.86066
- Source
- NI Environment Agency listing
Description
This is a roadside water fountain dating from 1920 to 1939. It is a good example of its type, situated in a prominent position opposite the junction of Carncastle and Coast Roads in Ballygalley, near Larne, County Antrim. The fountain features a plain, shaped, fluted column topped with a fluted cap and an acorn finial. Inscribed "Glenfield" is visible at the base of the column. It possesses group value, complementing the other listed fountains in Ballygalley. The fountain was not depicted on Ordnance Survey maps from 1903 or 1930. Further details are recorded in the Environment Heritage Service report ‘Water Pumps in Northern Ireland: A Preliminary Survey’ by Fred Hammond (January 1997), referenced as Pump no. 52. The fountain is of local interest and demonstrates social, cultural, and economic importance. It also exhibits characteristics of industrial archaeological interest, demonstrating good style, pleasing proportions, and noteworthy ornamentation, all contributing to its setting. The property is owned by the local government.
Local climate
Fountain, Opposite junction of Carncastle and Coast Roads, Ballygalley, Larne, Co. Antrim 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 89% 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.
More on this building
Sign in or create a free account to unlock:
- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- No related consent applications matched
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- No flood data for this area
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.
Nearby listed buildings
- Ballygally Castle, 274 Coast Road, Ballygalley, Larne, Co Antrim, BT40 2QZ
- 2 Coastguard Cottages, Coast Road, Ballygalley, Larne, Co Antrim, BT40 2QY
- 3 Coastguard Cottages, Ballygalley, Larne, Co Antrim, BT40 2QY
- 4 Coastguard Cottages, Ballygalley, Larne, Co Antrim, BT40 2QY
- 5 Coastguard Cottages, Ballygalley, Larne, Co Antrim, BT40 2QY
- 6 Coastguard Cottages, Ballygalley, Larne, Co Antrim, BT40 2QY
- Ballygalley Bridge, Coast Road, Ballygalley, Larne, Co Antrim
- Bridge at Cairncastle Road, Ballygalley, Larne, Co Antrim
- Fountain, Opposite 216 Coast Road, Ballygalley, Larne, Co. Antrim
- Pump situated opposite 316 Coast Road, Ballygalley, Larne, Co Antrim