The “biggest bonfire in Belfast” has been stacked at an estimated height of around 200 wooden pallets, pictures have shown.
The Glencairn Way Bonfire in north Belfast sits on land owned by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and has attracted criticism in previous years over safety concerns as well as for sectarian slogans and the burning of political election posters.
As well as the high structure, a second wider bonfire in the area was also pictured and appeared to be lopsided.
Last year, those behind the bonfire had even warned the main bonfire was “unsafe” and for parents to keep their children away as it was positioned near the Glencairn Day Centre, which provides medical support for older residents.
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Pictures taken this week show the pyre is not as close and there have yet to be any signs of sectarian material.
Posts on social media encouraged supporters to come down to watch the final touches being added to “the biggest bonfire in Belfast,” and claimed the final height had reached a towering height of around 200 pallets.
While being the biggest in Belfast, the organisers behind the Craigyhill bonfire in Larne had attempted to get a Guinness World Record for the largest pyre in the world – with last year’s structures measuring around 200ft.
Although this attempt was abandoned, the efforts were then redirected towards fundraising for a young child undergoing cancer treatment.
