HM Prison Maze
HM Prison Maze was a prison and internment camp in Northern Ireland that was used to house paramilitary prisoners during the Troubles from August 1971 to September 2000.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Prison
- Description: prison in Northern Ireland
- Also known as: “Her Majesty’s Prison Maze”, “His Majesty’s Prison Maze”, “Long Kesh”, “Maze Prison”, and “The Maze”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Eikon Exhibition Centre and Hillsborough Castle.
Eikon Exhibition Centre
Convention center
The Eikon Exhibition Centre in an events venue at Balmoral Park, Lisburn, Northern Ireland. The name comes from the Greek word "eikon". Eikon Exhibition Centre is situated 1,300 feet southeast of HM Prison Maze.
Hillsborough Castle
Castle
Photo: Xandered811, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hillsborough Castle is an official government residence in Northern Ireland. It is the official residence of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, and the official residence in Northern Ireland of the British monarch and other members of the British royal family when they visit the region, as well as a guest house for prominent international visitors. Hillsborough Castle is situated 2 miles southeast of HM Prison Maze.
Lisnagarvey High School
School
Lisnagarvey High School is a controlled mixed secondary school located in Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It was established in 1957 and is within the South Eastern region of the Education Authority. Lisnagarvey High School is situated 2 miles northeast of HM Prison Maze.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hillsborough and Lisburn.
Hillsborough
Photo: Sitomon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hillsborough is a village historically in County Down in Northern Ireland, nowadays governed as part of Lisburn and Castlereagh District. It's an attractive Georgian village dominated by Hillsborough Castle, the official residence of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, and of the King whenever he's in the province.
Lisburn
Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lisburn is a market town traditionally in County Antrim north of the River Lagan; a small part lies south of the river in County Down. The counties have been abolished in Northern Ireland so since 2015 it's been in the "super-district" of Lisburn and Castlereagh.
Maghaberry
Village
Maghaberry or Magaberry is a village and townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is 9 kilometres west of Lisburn and 4 kilometres north of Moira. Maghaberry is situated 3½ miles west of HM Prison Maze.
HM Prison Maze
- Category: government building
- Location: Lisburn and Castlereagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Turkish—“HM Prison Maze” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Long Kesh espetxea”
- Basque: “Maze espetxea”
- Catalan: “Presó de Maze”
- Catalan: “Presó del Maze”
- Chinese: “梅兹监狱”
- Chinese: “梅茲皇家監獄”
- Chinese: “梅茲監獄”
- Chinese: “迷宮監獄”
- Dutch: “HM Prison Maze”
- French: “Long Kesh”
- French: “Prison de Maze”
- French: “Prison du Maze”
- Galician: “Prisión de Maze”
- German: “H-Blocks”
- German: “Her Majesty’s Prison Maze”
- German: “Long Kesh”
- German: “Maze Prison”
- German: “Maze-Gefängnis”
- Greek: “Φυλακή Μέιζ”
- Irish: “An Cheis Fhada”
- Italian: “Carcere di Maze”
- Italian: “Long Kesh”
- Japanese: “メイズ刑務所”
- Korean: “HM 교도소 메이즈”
- Latvian: “Meizas cietums”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Maze fengsel”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Mazefengselet”
- Norwegian: “Maze fengsel”
- Polish: “Maze”
- Russian: “Мэйз”
- Spanish: “Prision de Maze”
- Spanish: “Prisión de Maze”
- Swedish: “Maze prison”
- Swedish: “Mazefängelset”
- Turkish: “Maze Hapishanesi”
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