Belleek in Fermanagh And Omagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
The Enamel Grindstone
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 20, 2012
1. The Enamel Grindstone Marker
Enamel colours have always been used to decorate pottery wares. Today they come processed but in early years of the Belleek Pottery they, along with most raw materials, were processed at the Pottery.
This particular grindstone was used to crush and mix the raw enamel colours. Enamel colours are made from the oxides of metals.
Each metal's oxide gives a different colour, e.g. browns and blacks from Iron oxide, greens from Copper oxide, and blues from Cobalt oxide.
Erected by Belleek Pottery.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features.
Location. 54° 28.745′ N, 8° 5.601′ W. Marker is in Belleek, Northern Ireland, in Fermanagh And Omagh. It can be reached from Main Street. Marker and Grindstone are at the entrance to the Belleek Pottery Factory Visitor Centre. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3 Main Street (A47), Belleek, Northern Ireland BT93 3FY, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Northern Ireland’s Fermanagh
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Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 21 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Donegal Corridor (within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome to Belleek (within shouting distance of this marker); The Franciscan Friary of Donegal (approx. 19.1 kilometers away in Ireland); Donegal Friary / Mainistir Dhϊn na nGall (approx. 19.2 kilometers away in Ireland); "The Frenchman's Anchor" (approx. 19.3 kilometers away in Ireland); Donegal Castle / Caisleαn Dhϊn na nGall (approx. 19.6 kilometers away in Ireland); Donegal Castle (approx. 19.6 kilometers away in Ireland).
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 20, 2012
2. The Enamel Grindstone and Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 20, 2012
3. The Enamel Grindstone and Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 20, 2012
4. The Belleek Pottery Factory
Credits. This page was last revised on June 29, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 24, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 674 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 24, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
