Operation Banner – Frontline Ulster

Military History in the north of Ireland and beyond

Site Visit – Rifle Range, Divis

In the hills above Belfast on Divis is a disused 600 yard military firing range, constructed in 1943 most likely to accommodate training for the…

Derryard aftermath; the introduction of the rifle grenade into Northern Ireland

Protecting Northern Ireland’s Infrastructure

The Development of Internal Security Equipment for Northern Ireland (1972)

The Birth of the Military Reaction Force (MRF)

Site Visit – Ballygomartin Radio Station

Thank you for visiting Frontline Ulster. While I hope to provide informative and honest articles, sometimes I may get things wrong. Please do try and contact me if this is the case and I will make any corrections necessary. Any site featured on this site does not indicate right of access. Please always seek the landowners permission where appropriate. All images are my own unless otherwise marked. Military sites can be dangerous, please take care and never cause any damage. Leave nothing but footprints and take nothing but photographs.

Category: Operation Banner

Site Visit – Rifle Range, Divis

The Hard Border

Mobile Screens

Armoured Fish and Chip Van

Derryard aftermath; the introduction of the rifle grenade into Northern Ireland

Protecting Northern Ireland’s Infrastructure

The Development of Internal Security Equipment for Northern Ireland (1972)

Oil Berth 3

The Birth of the Military Reaction Force (MRF)

Site Visit – Ballygomartin Radio Station

Subscribe