Pump situated in the Farmyard, Montalto Estate, Ballynahinch, Co Down is a Grade B1 listed building in the Newry, Mourne and Down local planning authority area, Northern Ireland. First listed on 23 November 2007.

Pump situated in the Farmyard, Montalto Estate, Ballynahinch, Co Down

WRENN ID
endless-pewter-tallow
Grade
B1
Local Planning Authority
Newry, Mourne and Down
Constituency
Strangford MP: Jim Shannon (DUP)
Country
Northern Ireland
Date first listed
23 November 2007
Address
Pump situated in the Farmyard, Montalto Estate, Ballynahinch, Co Down, Ballymaglave North
Irish grid reference
J 364 514
Coordinates
54.39303, -5.89948
Source
NI Environment Agency listing

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Description

This is a cow-tailed water pump situated within the farmyard on the Montalto Estate, near Ballynahinch, County Down. Likely dating from between 1880 and 1899, it appears on the Ordnance Survey 25-inch map of Down 29/3.

The pump is a particularly good example of its type, notable for its unusual design. It features a closed head lever and is ornamented with floral decorations around a hexagonal head, fish-scale decoration around the column, and a cap topped with an oak finial. An inscription on the spout identifies the plumber as ‘Wm J Scott, Plumber Belfast.’ The pump is centrally located within a listed courtyard (HB18/06/003A).

The pump is of industrial archaeological interest and is considered rare, contributing to its local significance. It has group value with the surrounding courtyard and other listed buildings on the Montalto Estate. It was recorded as derelict.

Local climate

Pump situated in the Farmyard, Montalto Estate, Ballynahinch, Co Down receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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