Many thanks to all those readers who apprised me of this shrub's name.
I am informed that the wood of Euonymus europaeus is very hard and was once used for spindles, skewers, pipe stems and artists' charcoal.
The bark was used medicinally to treat liver disorders.
I took these pictures myself on Sunday, 26th October, 2014, at the National Trust's Minnowburn property, near Shaw's Bridge, Belfast.
The spindleberry stands out alone among a newly-planted wood beside the Rose Garden.
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