{"title":"Belfast Lough","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"belfast-whitehouse-rathcoole-merville-troubles-military-town-plan-mod-1975-map-p-8-007255","title":"Belfast—Whitehouse—Rathcoole—Merville—Troubles military town plan—MOD 1975 map","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eBelfast and vicinity town plan 1:2,500 — Sheet 114-14 [Whitehouse, Rathcoole, Merville Garden Village and Rushpark]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Troubles-era British Army map of Whitehouse, Rathcoole and Merville Garden Village, prepared by the Royal Engineers and printed in May 1975. It belongs to an era of repeated IRA attacks on police and troops, when detailed street knowledge was essential for patrols and searches. The Army adapted the Ordnance Survey base using Headquarters Northern Ireland information and aerial photography, then added conspicuous yellow roads in 1975. Together with the magenta reference grid, these changes made routes and individual locations easier to identify and report. Houses, gardens, schools and industrial premises line the Shore Road and railway corridor beside Belfast Lough. The security interest lies in the Army’s revisions of a densely settled coastal approach, where current information on buildings and routes mattered.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54231690183003,"sku":"P-8-007255","price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0923\/9583\/1643\/files\/P-8-007255a.jpg?v=1790885174"},{"product_id":"belfast-greencastle-m2-whitehouse-troubles-military-map-mod-re-1979-old-p-8-007257","title":"Belfast—Greencastle, M2 \u0026 Whitehouse—Troubles military map—MOD—RE 1979 old","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eBelfast and vicinity town plan 1:2,500 — Sheet 130-2 [Greencastle, M2 motorway, Whitehouse Wastewater Treatment Works and Belfast Lough]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Troubles-era British Army map of Greencastle and Belfast’s M2 approaches, prepared by the Royal Engineers and printed in October 1979, during the IRA’s sustained attacks on soldiers and police. Its particular security interest is the transport corridor: named bridges, motorway slip roads, railway embankments and access routes are plotted at 1:2,500. Military revisions to Ordnance Survey mapping incorporate aerial photography and Headquarters Northern Ireland information. Orange roads and a 100-metre grid support precise movement planning and location reports. The military key distinguishes roofless ruins from habitable derelicts, flagging potential concealment for gunmen or explosives, alongside archways, telephone boxes and police stations, although none are present on this sheet. Sewage works, an outfall and reclamation ground complete the shoreline detail. The sheet bears the explicit “Limited Distribution” restriction.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54231690281307,"sku":"P-8-007257","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0923\/9583\/1643\/files\/P-8-007257a.jpg?v=1790885174"},{"product_id":"belfast-kinnegar-logistics-base-holywood-troubles-military-map-mod-re-1979-p-8-007258","title":"Belfast—Kinnegar Logistics Base \u0026 Holywood—Troubles military map—MOD—RE 1979","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eBelfast and vicinity town plan 1:2,500 — Sheet 130-3 [Kinnegar, Holywood and Belfast Lough]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Troubles-era British Army map of Kinnegar and Belfast Lough, prepared by the Royal Engineers and printed in April 1979, during the IRA campaign of repeated attacks on police and military personnel. Its principal military feature is part of Kinnegar’s British Army logistics base: long depot buildings, internal roads and yards stand beside the railway and Holywood Through-Pass, with a shoreline road under construction. Headquarters Northern Ireland information and aerial photography supplement the Ordnance Survey base. The security legend distinguishes roofless ruins from habitable derelicts, identifying potential shelter for gunmen or concealed explosives; archways mark covered passages, although none are present on this sheet. Orange roads and a 100-metre grid assist patrol navigation and precise reporting. Marked “Limited Distribution”, the sheet records part of the Army’s supply base and its shoreline approaches.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54231690379611,"sku":"P-8-007258","price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0923\/9583\/1643\/files\/P-8-007258a.jpg?v=1790885175"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.antiquemapsandprints.com\/collections\/belfast-lough.oembed","provider":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}