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Belfast Peace-wall Walk

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Belfast Peace-wall Walk

Length1.7 mi
Elev. Gain118.1 ft
Est. Steps4000

City walk

Historic site

Off trail

Created by belfastanth
Introduction
Belfast Peace-wall Walk is a 1.7 mile (4,000-step) route located near Belfast, Northern Ireland. This route has an elevation gain of about 118.1 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.

Divis Tower

Place
Divis Tower is a 20-floor, 200-foot (61 m) tall tower in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is located in Divis Street which is the lower section of the Falls Road. It is currently the ninth-tallest building in the List of tallest buildings and structures in Belfast.

Bayardo Bar attack

Place
The Bayardo Bar attack took place on 13 August 1975 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. A unit of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), led by Brendan McFarlane, launched a bombing and shooting attack on a pub on Aberdeen Street, in the loyalist Shankill area. IRA members claimed the pub was targeted because it was frequented by members of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF).

Mountainview Tavern attack

Place
On 5 April 1975 Irish republican paramilitary members killed a UDA volunteer and four Protestant civilians in a gun and bomb attack at the Mountainview Tavern on the Shankill Road - the heart of loyalist Belfast. The attack was claimed by the Republican Action Force believed to be a covername used by Provisional IRA (IRA) volunteers.

1982 Divis Flats bombing

Place
On Thursday the 16 September 1982 the Irish Republican and Revolutionary Socialist paramilitary organization the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) exploded a bomb hidden in a drainpipe along a balcony in Cullingtree Walk, Divis Tower, Belfast. The explosive device was aimed to a British Army foot patrol.

St Finian's Primary School

Place
St Finian's Primary School (1901 - 1989) (Irish: Bunscoil Naomh Fionán) was a Roman Catholic primary school located in the Falls Road area of West Belfast near Dunville Park. It was run by the De La Salle Christian Brothers.Due to falling student numbers the school closed in the 1980s.Since 2004 the building has been occupied by the Irish-language primary school Gaelscoil an Lonnáin.

St Peter's Cathedral, Belfast

Building
Saint Peter's Cathedral, Belfast. (Irish: Ard Eaglais Naomh Peadar) is the Roman Catholic cathedral church for the Diocese of Down and Connor, and is therefore the episcopal seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Down and Connor. It is located in the Divis Street area of the Falls Road in Belfast, Northern Ireland and construction began in the 1860s.

St Patrick's Church, Belfast

Place
St. Patrick's Church, Belfast (Irish: Eaglais Naomh Padraig) is a Roman Catholic church located in Donegall Street area of Belfast, Northern Ireland. The first church was opened on the site in 1815 while the current building dates from 1877.

International peace wall

Tourist Attraction

Shankill Road Post Office

Building

Nisa Local

Store
Route Details

Length

1.7 mi

Elev. Gain

118.1 ft

Est. Steps

4000
Created by
belfastanth
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