According to the new data, the walls of the historic city of LondonDery are the most barbaric monuments in Northern Ireland.
A total of 193 incidents have been recorded by the department for communities on the walls between April 2021 and April 2025.
This is equal to 65% of all the incidents recorded in historical monuments in Northern Ireland at the same time.
Tourists visiting Dairy this week have told the BBC that it is both “frightening and abusive” that the walls – the largest state monument of Northern Ireland – is barbaric on such a scale.
The city walls are of the 1600s. He is one of the most popular visitor attractions of the city.
John Anderson of the Ulster Architectural Heritage Society stated that the reach of the walls made him “too much responsible for this nature attacks”.
“This barbarity is under the scale of a very big problem that goes beyond the monuments,” said Mr. Anderson.
“Whether it is a graffiti on the walls of the dairy or whether it is arson on a listed building, these are criminal functions.
“The praise and value of national property which is created in her forms, is basically in the cultural perspective of any country, and the leaders of that country need to lead a cultural approach for example.
“Unfortunately Northern Ireland has not led the leadership for decades, the region has been reduced to a chronological, now worse than ever before, and is coming down to the graffiti level – probably that most of the youth are – this is an easy goal,” said Mr. Anderson.
Garaldin Henderson from Glasgow and Petricia Mundi to Leeds are among thousands of tourists visiting Dairy this week.
Petricia told that BBC Radio Fool’s North West Today Program It was both “derogatory and frightening” that the walls should be subject to repeated barbarity.
“It’s perfectly derogatory that you are here,” he said.
“First of all it is a pride and due to the legacy of the dairy. It is a place like people like to come.”
Geraldin said that the walls were taking care of the city’s legacy.
“It is important to keep them for history …. and I think we all should respect each other’s history.”
Jennis McConelie told BBC Radio Foyal that there is a vibrancy for the spirit of history along with the walls.
“People from all over the world appreciate them, we make them habit, they are in the background,” he said, adding it “it would be a shame to see anything with them.”
‘A huge heritage site’
SDLP councilor John Boyle said that the figures are “Stark” but that it was important to accept the scale of the walls.
They are one mile in length, they said, and reach the locations about 40 feet (12.2 m) high and reach a similar distance in width.
“This is a huge heritage site,” Boyle said.
“It is an important disappointment on one side, when you hear that such a degree of vandalism.
“I think we have to keep these things in perspective, but surely my appeal is to respect our heritage and treat it as you do your property.”
What are the walls of the dairy?
Statistics were revealed regarding barbarity In response to a assembly question From SDLP MLA Justin McCankal.
The departments of Stormont’s communities have been asked to comment.