Tourism & Leisure
Seamus Heaney HomePlace
Client
Mid Ulster Council
Duration
20 Weeks
Services
Overview
Seamus Heaney HomePlace’s ‘Open Ground’ is a series of five locations, all of which held significance for the poet, from The Strand at Lough Beg to the banks of the Moyola River. An interpretive panel explains the literary connection with each location, supplemented by a listening post through which the poet’s own voice can be heard reading the related text.
What We Did
Works across the five locations included design, manufacture, and installation of the interpretive panels and audio-visual equipment. We also installed a series of bespoke Corten steel art panels and reinstated hard and soft landscaping.
Key Detail
For the hard and soft landscaping, we used local natural stone, not only because it was sympathetic to the environment but also to the ethos of the entire project.
