Belfast Facts

The name "Belfast" originates from the river Farset. The Gaelic name of Beal Feirste means mouth of the Farset river. The city of Belfast has been occupied since the Bronze Age and visitors can still visit the remains of the Iron Age hill forts.
 

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Belfast’s glorious seafaring history and the industrial revolution have played a major influence on the city.
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Belfast Castle is 120 metres above sea level.

Belfast Castle offers breathtaking and panoramic views of the city, bay and surrounding areas. 

Belfast Castle was the ancestral home of the Chichester, later Donegall, family who were descendants of Arthur Chichester who planted the land that was to become the city in the 1600s. The history of Belfast Castle castle, and city, are celebrated in the Cave Hill Visitor Centre in the castle grounds.
 
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