Restricted Accessibility

Due to the difficulty of crossing the lines, access to shops, schools, work, pubs, recreation facilities, even buses out of the area is all a hardship. This peaceline, in Alexandra Park, North Belfast, separates the park into Protestant and Catholic sides, the only movement across the line is a small stream.

This is especially true in enclave neighborhoods where a small neighborhood of one group is completely surrounded by estates of the other. Often these enclaves are themselves surrounded by peacelines to keep the inhabitants "safe" and enclosed.