Quarry shovels loading boats at Blue Circle Magheramorne Quay (1991)

Very rare unseen footage featuring Robinson's Quarry (Glenwherry) shovels loading boats at Magheramorne berth outside Larne, formerly the Blue Circle Cement Company quarry which has long since gone. Coasters came and went to their tidal berth at a steady rate importing and exporting various cargoes for the cement works. After the quarry was worked out the kilns continued the production of cement well into the 1990s. After this date Blue Circle's Cookstown plant continued but Magheramorne was still used as their contact with the shipping. The berth closed to traffic in January 2002 with the last arrival being the coaster Lucky with stone chippings. The buoys marking the channel were removed in August 2004. Thanks to the Robinson family for sending us these tapes, which we’ve digitised, restored and preserved for others to enjoy. 📼 𝐆𝐎𝐓 𝐎𝐋𝐃 𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎 𝐓𝐀𝐏𝐄𝐒? 𝐖𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐘𝐎𝐔! We’re looking for old video footage featuring: 🚜 Farming & machinery 🏁 Rallying & motorsport 🌾 Country life 🎪 Local events & shows 🏘️ Northern Ireland towns & scenes in years gone by Help us preserve these memories and share them with a new generation. 📩 𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗢𝗨𝗖𝗛 Facebook — https://bit.ly/3uES3Zl Email — oldschoolni[at]outlook.com ©️ Permission to digitise and share this video has been granted only to OldSchoolNI. Any unauthorised reproduction, redistribution, or re-upload is prohibited.