Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Fish Store
Town Parks, Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- Store
- Date of construction
- 1860 - 1879
- Address
- Fish Store, Bayview Road, Ballycastle, Co Antrim
- Townland
- Town Parks
- Council
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 55.20686, -6.24040
- Date of survey
- 06 October 2000
- HB reference
- HB05/14/033
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1827 "Antrim, Raghery." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
A small single storey building used as a fish store and shop.
A simple rectangular one room store. The gable to Bayview Road has a central segmented arch gateway. The long walls have each 2 vertical shuttered openings. The back gable has 2 no. small shuttered windows probably lighting a loft. All walls smooth rendered, natural slated roof and single small chimney stack on apex of rear gable. The building is sited on the harbour side of Bayview road over the new slipway.
Historical information
Probably built c 1870 or later as a store for fish and sales. A new fish shop has been erected adjacent to the modern pier. Known locally as John Morton’s fish house.
References
Primary Sources
1. O.S. Map 1832 Rev. 1856 Antrim sh. 5.
2. O.S. Map 1904 Ballycastle.
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
A vernacular fish store of the middle of the 2nd half of the 19th century used by fishermen as a store and for fish sales.
Nearby in the register
- 5 Bayview RoadDemolishedunder 1 mi
- 4 Bayview RoadHouseunder 1 mi
- Granny RockMemorialunder 1 mi
- Rosemary CottageHouseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.