Shankill Road
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Divis Mountain from the Shankill | |
| Part of | B39 |
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| Namesake | from Irish Seanchill, meaning 'old church' |
| Maintained by | Transport NI |
| Length | 2.4 km (1.5 mi) |
| Location | Belfast |
| Postal code | BT13 |
| Coordinates | 54°36′15″N 5°57′11″W / 54.6043°N 5.9530°W |
| West end | Woodvale Road |
| East end | Peter's Hill |
| Other | |
| Known for | Ulster loyalism, murals |
| Website | greatershankillpartnership |
The Shankill Road (from Irish Seanchill, meaning 'old church') is one of the main roads leading through West Belfast, in Northern Ireland. It runs through the working-class, predominantly loyalist, area known as the Shankill.
The road stretches westwards for about 1.5 mi (2.4 km) from central Belfast and is lined, to an extent, by shops. The residents live in the many streets which branch off the main road. The area along the Shankill Road forms part of the Court district electoral area.
In Ulster-Scots it is known as either Auld Kirk Gate ("Old Church Way"), or as Auld Kirk Raa ("Old Church Road"). In Irish, it is known as "Bóthar na Seanchille" ("the road of the old church").