The Stormont Estate is an estate east of Belfast

Belfast

Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...

 in County Down

County Down

-Cities:*Belfast *Newry -Large towns:*Dundonald*Newtownards*Bangor-Medium towns:...

, Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

. It is within the townland

Townland

A townland or bally is a small geographical division of land used in Ireland. The townland system is of Gaelic origin—most townlands are believed to pre-date the Norman invasion and most have names derived from the Irish language...

 of Ballymiscaw. The Stormont Estate includes Northern Ireland's main government buildings, which are surrounded mainly by woodland

Forest

A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...

.

Building	|Image	|About
Castle Buildings Castle Buildings Castle Buildings is the name given to a group of Northern Ireland Executive buildings in the Stormont Estate in Belfast. They are the headquarters for Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister, the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety and the proposed headquarters...		Occupants include the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister The Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister is a devolved Northern Ireland government department in the Northern Ireland Executive with overall responsibility for the running of the Executive...  and the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety is a devolved Northern Ireland government department in the Northern Ireland Executive... . The complex is notable for its use as the location of the negotiations surrounding the Belfast Agreement Belfast Agreement The Good Friday Agreement or Belfast Agreement , sometimes called the Stormont Agreement, was a major political development in the Northern Ireland peace process... .
Dundonald House Dundonald House Dundonald House is a government building in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the Stormont Estate along with several other Northern Ireland Civil Service buildings. It is the headquarters of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and Northern Ireland Prison Service.-...		Headquarters of the Northern Ireland Civil Service Northern Ireland Civil Service The Northern Ireland Civil Service is the permanent bureaucracy of Crown employees that supports the Northern Ireland Executive, the devolved government of Northern Ireland.... , the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Department of Agriculture and Rural Development The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is a devolved Northern Ireland government department in the Northern Ireland Executive...  and Northern Ireland Prison Service Northern Ireland Prison Service The Northern Ireland Prison Service is an executive agency of the Department of Justice, the headquarters of which are in Dundonald House in the Stormont Estate in Belfast.... .
Craigantlet Buildings		Headquarters of the Department of Finance and Personnel Department of Finance and Personnel The Department of Finance and Personnel is a devolved Northern Ireland government department in the Northern Ireland Executive... .
Maynard Sinclair Pavilion		Home to the Northern Ireland Civil Service Sports and Social Club.
Parliament Buildings Parliament Buildings (Northern Ireland) The Parliament Buildings, known as Stormont because of its location in the Stormont area of Belfast is the seat of the Northern Ireland Assembly and the Northern Ireland Executive...		Seat of the Northern Ireland Assembly Northern Ireland Assembly The Northern Ireland Assembly is the devolved legislature of Northern Ireland. It has power to legislate in a wide range of areas that are not explicitly reserved to the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and to appoint the Northern Ireland Executive... . Usually referred to as Stormont.
Stormont Castle Stormont Castle Stormont Castle is a baronial mansion on the Stormont Estate in east Belfast which is used as the main meeting place of the Northern Ireland Executive....		Seat of the Northern Ireland Executive Northern Ireland Executive The Northern Ireland Executive is the executive arm of the Northern Ireland Assembly, the devolved legislature for Northern Ireland. It is answerable to the Assembly and was established according to the terms of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, which followed the Good Friday Agreement...
Stormont House Stormont House Stormont House is the headquarters of the Northern Ireland Office, it is situated in the Stormont Estate in Belfast in Northern Ireland....		Headquarters of the Northern Ireland Office Northern Ireland Office The Northern Ireland Office is a United Kingdom government department responsible for Northern Ireland affairs. The NIO is led by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, and is based in Northern Ireland at Stormont House.-Role:...  (also known as Speakers House)

Stormont regulations

The regulations governing the use of the Stormont estate are displayed at its entrance. These were initially enacted on 31 October 1933, in an order by the Ministry of Finance

Minister of Finance (Northern Ireland)

The Minister of Finance was a member of the Executive Committee of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland in the Parliament of Northern Ireland which governed Northern Ireland from 1921 to 1972...

. These were eventually amended and the regulations currently in force are:

• The Stormont Estate Regulations, 1933
• The Stormont Estate Amendment Regulations (Northern Ireland), 1951
• The Stormont Estate Amendment Regulations (Northern Ireland), 1958