Giant's Park is a planned public park, in
Belfast
Belfast (, , , ; from ) is the capital city and principal port of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan and connected to the open sea through Belfast Lough and the North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland), North Channel ...
, Northern Ireland. The proposed site is the Dargan Road Landfill site on the northern shore of
Belfast Lough
Belfast Lough () is a large sea inlet on the east coast of Northern Ireland. At its head is the city and port of Belfast, which sits at the mouth of the River Lagan. The lough opens into the North Channel and connects Belfast to the Irish ...
Its name comes from the nearby
Cavehill
Cave Hill or Cavehill is a rocky hill overlooking the city of Belfast, Northern Ireland,with a height of . It is marked by basalt cliffs and caves, and its distinguishing feature is 'Napoleon's Nose', a tall cliff resembling the profile of the ...
, which is thought to be the inspiration for
Jonathan Swift's ''
Gulliver's Travels
''Gulliver's Travels'', originally titled ''Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships'', is a 1726 prose satire by the Anglo-Irish writer and clerg ...
''. He described the hills as a sleeping giant, safeguarding the city. Planned features of the park include an educational facility and festival space.
Since 2017, Belfast’s newest film studio based on an 8 acre site at Giant’s Park. Belfast Harbour Studios provides more than 120,000 sq ft of studios, workshops and offices.
Ulster University
Ulster University (; Ulster Scots: or ), legally the University of Ulster, is a multi-campus public research university located in Northern Ireland. It is often referred to informally and unofficially as Ulster, or by the abbreviation UU. It i ...
in partnership with
Belfast Harbour
Belfast Harbour is a major maritime hub in Belfast, Northern Ireland, handling 67% of Northern Ireland's seaborne trade and about 25% of the maritime trade of the entire island of Ireland. It is a vital gateway for raw materials, exports and c ...
and supported by
Northern Ireland Screen Not to be confused with Screen Ireland.
Northern Ireland Screen is the national screen agency for Northern Ireland. The agency's purpose is to promote the development of a sustainable film, animation and television production industry.About Us > ...
, has developed an additional film production facility at the site, including an integrated R&D centre for real-time and virtual production. Studio Ulster is expected to be fully operation early in 2024.
See also
List of parks and gardens in Belfast
Belfast, Northern Ireland has over forty public parks. ''The Forest of Belfast'' is a partnership between government and local groups, set up in 1992 to manage and conserve the city's parks and open spaces. They have also commissioned more than 3 ...
External links
Belfast City Council - Giant's Park
References
Parks in Belfast
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