Telephone Kiosk at Bovean Cottages, Bovean Way, Dungannon, BT71 6HT

A K6 telephone kiosk designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott in 1935, dating from before 1953. The kiosk stands at the roadside in front of Bovean Cottages on Bovean Way, approximately 7 kilometres east of Dungannon. Evidence suggests it was originally located roughly 1 kilometre to the southwest, near the junction of Derrygally Road and Trewmount Road, and was relocated to its present position around 1973–75 due to safety considerations. It is not marked on the 1972 Ordnance Survey map but first appears at its current location on the 1989 map.

The kiosk has the typical K6 form: a cast-iron body painted red with a teak door. Each elevation displays a Tudor crown motif over a glazed 'TELEPHONE' panel. The door opens to the south. The west side, which faces directly onto the main road, is blank. Many of the original glazed panels have been replaced with perspex.

The K6 model was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of King George V. Constructed in compact cast-iron with a teak door and easily mass-produced, the design developed from Scott's earlier models: the larger K2 (introduced in 1926) and K3 (1929). Distributed throughout the United Kingdom from 1936 onwards, it became the most successful and populous kiosk type ever introduced, with approximately 60,000 placed across the country. Some 8,000 were installed as part of the 'Jubilee Concession', which allowed towns and villages with a post office to apply for a kiosk. A further 1,000 kiosks were installed over 12 years under the 'Tercentenary Concession' celebrating the Post Office's 300th anniversary, available to local authorities paying a five-year subscription of £4. A minor design change occurred following the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, when the Tudor crown motif was replaced with St. Edward's crown. From 1955, the Crown of Scotland was used for kiosks in Scotland, with a slot in the fascia allowing either version to be inserted into all kiosks manufactured from that date onwards. Production continued until 1968, when the more modernist K8, designed by Bruce Martin, was introduced.