The huge tyre mounds, many of which are more than 100ft tall, have been built as Belfast,Northern Ireland prepares for an annual Protestant loyalist celebration to commemorate the Battle of the Boyne.
The celebration marks the defeat of the Catholic King James, by the Protestant William of Orange in 1690, which was one of the major turning points in Irish history.
Taking place in1690, and known as the Battle of the Boyne, around 36,000 troops commanded by King William III defeated an army of approximately 25,000 troops led by King James II along the river Boyne near the town of Drogheda
The victory of Protestant William over the forces of England's Catholic king created a Protestant ascendancy in the Emerald Isle - most notably in the Ulster region.
The battle took place on 1 July in the Julian calendar, which is equivalent to 11 July in the Gregorian calendar, and the celebration is held each year on the 12th.
The annual demonstration sees thousands of Orange Order members and bandsmen go on parade across Northern Ireland - which has sparked serious rioting and violence in recent years between loyalists and nationalists
A total of 550 parades are due to take place throughout Northern Ireland on Friday July 12,2013 with 43 deemed to be contentious, resulting in hundreds of extra police officers been drafted on to the streets
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