Moat Park is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.5933°, -5.8083°.

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Moat Park

Moat Park in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

St Elizabeth's Church of Ireland, Dundonald (old) - geograph.org.uk - 791377 — Ross — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

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Typical visit: 1 h–2 h

Moat Park is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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Moat Park (/məʊt/) is a large public park located in Church Quarter, Dundonald, Belfast, Northern Ireland. The Moat Park area also includes residential areas such as Moatview Park and Park Avenue. Situated in East Belfast, Dundonald, leads off the Upper Newtownards Road, Comber Road and East Link Road. The surrounding area features Dundonald Village, Dundonald Primary School, Ulster Hospital, McDonald's, and St. Elizabeth's Church and Graveyard. The Enler River flows through the park. Facilities include a bowling pavilion, basketball court, outdoor gym, playing fields, children's play park walks and nature areas. The centerpiece of Moat Park is the Moat Hill, a Norman motte-and-bailey from the 13th century known as Dundonald Fort. Moat Park also has a memorial for WWI and WWII known as the Garden of Reflection, which holds remembrance services. Events and maintenance is managed by the Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council.

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Background

History

In the 12th century, the Anglo-Normans had settled in Dundonald. They built a church (now St. Elizabeth's Church), fort and a hill. The name "moat" derives from "motte" referring to the motte-and-bailey that stood on top of the man-made mount. John de Courcy, a Norman knight, helped build a network of Motte & Bailey Castles while he was conquering eastern Ulster in 1177. This lead to establishing the religious site now known as Church Quarter. John de Courcy himself visited Dundonald, as the fort sat directly on the most efficient inland route between Carrickfergus Castle in the north, and Dundrum Castle in the South. He signed a charter which mentions Richard de Dundoenald. Richard was…

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