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Dargan Crescent, BELFAST, BT3 9JP

Not many ancient Irish round towers to be found in the middle of a busy urban industrial estate. This replica, about 1/4 full size, is on the premises of Monks and Crane engineering company in Dargan Crescent. The clue as to why it's there might lie in the name.

An outward stop, on the Dargan Road, served by the infrequent service no 96 Image Definitely not one of Translink’s busiest.

A second estate agents’ sign, beside the Dargan Road. This one refers to the development of a “CleanTech Hub” on part of the Giant’s Park site. The Belfast City Council website records “Commercial estate agents Lisney have been appointed to market the Environmental Resource Park to potential occupiers, investors and developers. A comprehensive campaign exposes the opportunities to local, national and international audiences” and “As well as making Belfast a world leader in green technology, the resource park, also known as a CleanTech Hub, will benefit citizens by: creating over 300 new jobs in green technologies open up new career opportunities, especially for young people and other disadvantaged groups deliver training and other opportunities during construction levering in additional private sector investment generate extra income for us, through rates and rents, which could be used to fund further development work at Giant’s Park and across the city help local businesses to boost productivity, drive efficiency and lower energy consumption developing greener, cheaper solutions for homeowners and businesses promote Belfast internationally.”

Part of the Giant’s Park has already been developed with the building of new film studios and access roads. This sculpture, at the Dargan Road entrance, features brent geese – birds which winter on Belfast Lough.